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Qibya massacre


 

The Qibya (also known as the Kibya and Qibieh) massacre was a military action carried out in October 1953 by Israeli troops in a West Bank village.

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1953 - Israel - West Bank

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The military action at Qibya was carried out by two Israeli units, a paratroop company and Unit 101 under the command of Ariel Sharon (who became Prime Minister of Israel in 2001). It led to the death of over fifty Palestinian Arabs and the demolition of most houses in Qibya, a village in the western West Bank, which was then under Jordanian control.

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Unit 101 - Ariel Sharon - Israel - Palestinian - Qibya - West Bank - Jordan

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