40 years ago, an Israeli-allied armed group attacked the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Lebanon’s capital Beirut.
In June 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon with the stated aim of destroying the PLO.
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The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is an umbrella of Palestinian political parties, created in 1964 with the aim of liberating Palestine through armed struggle.
The #PLO withdrew from Lebanon by September 1, 1982, two weeks later, Israeli forces besieged Sabra and Shatila.
They provided cover for a right-wing #Lebanese militia called the #Phalange to carry out the mass killings that continued for 43 hours.
As many as 3,500 people - mostly Palestinians - were killed. Here’s a look at what happened
#Refugees of the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps were victims of the 1948 #Nakba, fleeing the violent ethnic cleansing of Palestine by #Zionist militias as #Israel was formed.
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution declaring the massacre an “act of #genocide”.
Though no one has been held accountable for the crimes of the #Sabra and #Shatila #massacre.
