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List of massacres committed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

Massacres committed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

According to Benny Morris[1] there were 24 massacres of Arabs during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Note: In many cases the actual number of killed is very uncertain, and many of the facts are disputed. Details will appear on the page devoted to each incident.

Name	Date	Responsible Party	Death Toll
al-Tira	December 12, 1947	Irgun	13
al-Tantura	May 22-23, 1948	Haganah	disputed
al-Khisas massacre	December 18, 1947	Haganah	10
Haifa Oil Refinery massacre	December 30, 1947	Arab workers	39
Balad al-Shaykh massacre	December 31, 1947	Haganah	60
Jaffa massacre	January 4, 1948	Jewish	30
Haifa massacre	January 16, 1948	Jewish	31
Sa'sa'	February 14, 1948	Jewish	11
al-Husayniyya massacre	March 13, 1948	Jewish	30
Cairo-Haifa train massacre	March 31, 1948	Jewish	40
al-Lajjun massacre	April 4, 1948	Jewish	13
Deir Yassin massacre	April 9, 1948	Irgun, Lehi	100-110
Nasir al-Din	April 12, 1948	Jewish	?
Qalunya	April 12, 1948	Jewish	14
Hadassah medical convoy massacre	April 13, 1948	Arab	70
Ayn al-Zaytun massacre	May 2, 1948	Israeli	70
Kfar Etzion massacre	May 13, 1948	Arab irregulars	50
Abu Shusha massacre	May 14, 1948	Israeli	60
al-Kabri massacre	May 21, 1948	Israeli	?
Lydda massacre (Lod)	July 12, 1948	Haganah	250
Ijzim	July 24, 1948	Israeli	?
al-Dawayima massacre	October 29, 1948	Haganah	80-100
Safsaf massacre	October 29, 1948	Israeli	50-70?
Saliha	October 30, 1948	Haganah	70-80
Hula massacre	October 1948	Israeli	35-50?
Arab al-Mawasi massacre	November 2, 1948	Israeli	14

More recent Arab-Israeli conflict

See also the following resurgences of the Arab-Israeli conflict since then:

Suez War(1956) | Six-Day War(1967) | Yom Kippur War(1973) | Lebanon War(1982) | first Intifada(1987-1991) | Al-Aqsa Intifada(2000-present)

External links and references

• Palestinian National Authority: General Reports - The Israeli Massacres 1947-1994 In Palestine
• Arab-Israeli War
• The Zionist Massacres from 1937 to 1994

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