List of massacres in Lebanon

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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Lebanon (numbers may be approximate):

Name	Date	Location	Deaths	Notes
1860 Mount Lebanon civil war	July 9–11, 1860	Beirut and Damascus, Syria	7,000-25,0000	A civil war between Druze and Christians in Mount Lebanon where large massacres of Christians at Deir al-Qamar, Hasbaya, Rashaya and elsewhere took place. Conflict spilled over to Damascus where Druze and Sunni Muslim paramilitary groups organized pogroms against Christian residents and refugees; 326 villages, 560 churches, 28 colleges, 42 convents, and 9 other religious establishments were completely destroyed. Many Druze and Muslims were also killed during the conflict.
Hula massacre	October 31, 1948	Hula	35-58	Hula, located in Lebanon, was captured on October 24 by the Carmeli Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces without any resistance. The women and children were expelled, most of the men aged between 15 and 60 were shot. In total between 35 and 58 men were executed in a house which was later blown up on top of them.[1]
Bus massacre	April 13, 1975	Beirut	300	27 killed in initial attack, many more killed in subsequent fighting
Karantina massacre	January 18, 1976	Beirut	300-1500	Karantina was a predominantly Muslim slum overrun by the Lebanese Christian militias
Damour massacre	January 20, 1976	Damour	684	Palestine Liberation Organisation units attacked a Christian town. Among those killed were family members of Elie Hobeika and his fiancé. Hobeika later led the Sabra and Shatila massacre
Tel al-Zaatar massacre	August 12, 1976	Beirut	1500-3000	4,000 injured
Aishiyeh massacre	October 19-21, 1976	Aishiyeh	between 60 and 80 (including 7 under 16)	Fatah and As-Sa'iqa massacred the predominantly Christian village, though it was overshadowed by the massacres of Tel al-Zaatar and Damour earlier the same year
Ehden massacre	June 13, 1978	Ehden	40
Safra massacre	July 7, 1980	Safra	83
Assassination of Bachir Gemayel	September 14, 1982	West Beirut	27	On 14 September 1982, Bachir Gemayel was addressing fellow Phalangists at their headquarters in Achrafieh after being elected president of Lebanon. At 4:10 PM, a bomb was detonated at the Phalangists headquarters in Beirut, killing Bachir Gemayel and 26 other Phalange politicians
Sabra and Shatila massacre	September 16, 1982	West Beirut	762-3500	Numbers are disputed. Sabra and Shatila were Palestinian refugee camps.
Mountain war massacres	1983	South Mount Lebanon	3000-5000	Druzes forces massacred thousands of Christian civilians ethnically cleansing South Mount Lebanon from Christian presence.
1983 United States embassy bombing	April 18, 1983	Beirut	63	Islamic militants bombed United States embassy
1983 Beirut barracks bombing	October 23, 1983	Beirut	307	Victims were mostly Americans
War of the Camps	May 1985	West Beirut	3,781 dead and 6,787 injured	Sabra, Shatila and Burj el-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camps were besieged by the Shi'ite Amal militia. Some activity occurred after May 1985
October 13 massacre	October 13, 1990	Beirut	740-940	2000 injured; Maronite Lebanese soldiers and civilians were killed by Syrian forces after surrender
1996 shelling of Qana	April 18, 1996	Qana	106	106 Killed - 116 injured; 106 Lebanese Civilians taking refuge at a UN compound were killed by artillery shells fired by the Israeli Defence Force. Israel immediately expressed regret for the loss of innocent lives, saying that Hezbollah militants had been the target and that the compound was hit "due to incorrect targeting based on erroneous data."
Qana airstrike	July 30, 2006	Qana	28	28 civilians were killed when the Israeli Air Force carried out an air strike on a three-story residential building in al-Khuraybah near the South Lebanon village of Qana. Israel expressed regret for the loss of innocent lives and accused Hezbollah, the intended target, of shooting rockets at Israel from the vicinity and of using Lebanese civilians as human shields.

References

1. Tveit, Odd Karsten (2010) Goodbye Lebanon. Israel's First Defeat. Rimal Publication. Translated by Peter Scott-Hansen. ISBN 978-9963-715-03-9. p.368. Quoting General Dov Yermiya.