Al-Khisas massacre
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The al-Khisas massacre happened in the Palestinian village al-Khisas December 18, 1947 close to the Syrian border and was carried out by Haganah troops, possibly from Palmach. It was apparently a reprisal for cassaulties suffered in Safad and for a Jew that had recently been killed by an Arab near al-Khisas. Ten Palestinians were killed, five of them children, and five were wounded. Haganah did not suffer any casualties.
See also: List of massacres committed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
External links and references
- [N.Y. Times: Haganah kills 10 in raid on Arabs]
- http://alberta.indymedia.org/print.php?id=7068
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