12 August 1976

⚰Tel al-Zaatar massacre

Beirut & suburbs#Civil war #Israel–Lebanon #Palestinians in Lebanon #Syrian presence

AttackerIsrael / IDFKataeb (Phalanges) PartySyria / Syrian ArmyLebanese Army➜TargetPalestinians (refugees & camps)

Carried out by the Tigers and the right, with the cooperation of the Syrian and Lebanese armies and the presence of an undercover Israeli officer. 2,500 dead.

Casualties: 2500

▲ Fall of the Jisr al-Basha camp Arab ceasefire (Riyadh mini-summit) ▼

Cause

The Syrian army enters officially (context)Fall of the Jisr al-Basha camp

Leads to

Arab ceasefire (Riyadh mini-summit) (context)

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