Qibya massacre

The Qibya massacre was a military action in October 1953 carried out by Israeli troops in a West Bank village. The military action as 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 50 Palestinian Arabs and the demolition of most houses in Qibya , a village in the western West Bank , which was then under Jordanian control.

The Qibya Massacre occurred in October 1953 when Israeli troops under Ariel Sharon attacked the village of Qibya in the West Bank . Sixty-nine Arabs were killed, many while hiding in houses blown up over their heads . Forty-five houses, a school, and a mosque were destroyed. The act was condemned by the U.S. State Department, the UN Security Council, and by Jewish communities worldwide. As a result, aid was temporarily suspended to Israel. The operation was codenamed Operation Shoshana by the Israel Defense Force (IDF). It was carried out by two Israeli units at night: a paratroop company and Unit 101 , a special forces unit of the IDF. The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World . Avi Shlaim writes: "The Qibya massacre unleashed against Israel a storm of international protest of unprecedented severity in the country's short history."

The Qibya massacre occurred during "Operation Shoshana", a reprisal operation that occurred in October 1953 when Israeli troops under Ariel Sharon attacked the village of Qibya in the West Bank . At least sixty-nine Palestinian villagers were killed, two-thirds of them women and children. Forty-five houses, a school, and a mosque were destroyed. The attack followed cross-border raids from the Jordanian occupied West Bank and Israeli reprisals, in particular, the attack on Qibya was a response to the Yehud attack in which an Israeli woman and her two children were murdered in their home. The act was condemned by the U.S. State Department, the UN Security Council, and by Jewish communities worldwide. The State Department described the raid as "shocking", and used the occasion to confirm publicly that economic aid to Israel had been suspended previously, for other non-compliance regarding the 1949 Armistice Agreements . The operation was codenamed Operation Shoshana by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was carried out by two Israeli units at night: a paratroop company and Unit 101 , a special forces unit of the IDF. The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World . The Qibya massacre unleashed against Israel a storm of international protest of unprecedented severity in the country's short history.

1953 killing of 69 Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces The Qibya massacre occurred during "Operation Shoshana", a reprisal operation that occurred in October 1953 when Israeli troops under Ariel Sharon attacked the village of Qibya in the West Bank , which was then under Jordan's control, and killed Palestinian civilians. Israeli forces massacred more than sixty-nine Palestinian villagers, the majority of which, two-thirds, were women and children. Forty-five houses, a school, and a mosque were destroyed. The attack followed cross-border raids from the West Bank and Israel framed the Qibya massacre as a response to the Yehud attack in which an Israeli woman and her two children were killed. The act was condemned by the U.S. State Department, the UN Security Council, and by Jewish communities worldwide. The State Department described the raid as "shocking", and used the occasion to confirm publicly that economic aid to Israel had been suspended previously, for other non-compliance regarding the 1949 Armistice Agreements . The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World . The Qibya massacre unleashed against Israel a storm of international protest of unprecedented severity in the country's short history.

1953 killing of 69 Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces The Qibya massacre occurred during Operation Shoshana , an Israeli so-called reprisal operation that occurred in October 1953, when IDF's Unit 101 led by future Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon attacked the village of Qibya in the West Bank , which was then under Jordanian control, and killed more than sixty-nine Palestinian civilians, two-thirds of whom were women and children. Forty-five houses, a school, and a mosque were destroyed. Ariel Sharon wrote in his diary that "Qibya was to be an example for everyone," and that he ordered "maximal killing and damage to property". Post-operational reports speak of breaking into houses and clearing them with grenades and shooting. The attack followed cross-border raids from the West Bank . Israel framed the Qibya massacre as a response to the Yehud attack , in which an Israeli woman and her two children were killed. The massacre was condemned by the U.S. State Department, the UN Security Council, and by Jewish communities worldwide. The State Department described the raid as "shocking" and used the occasion to confirm publicly that economic aid to Israel had been suspended previously, for other non-compliance regarding the 1949 Armistice Agreements . The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World . The Qibya massacre unleashed against Israel a storm of international protest of unprecedented severity in the country's short history.