This is a list of massacres committed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Massacre here means any event in which many civilian lives were lost.
The information about massacres of Arabs has been researched extensively by Benny Morris, see [1]. Information about massacres of Jews comes from other sources.
Note: In many cases the actual number of killed is very uncertain, and many of the facts are disputed. Details will appear on the page devoted to each incident.
| Name
| Date
| Responsible Party
| Death Toll
|
| Jerusalem Riots of 1947
| December 2, 1947
| Arab residents
| 62 Jewish, 32 Arab
|
| Gush Etzion Convoy
| December 11, 1947
| Arab
| 10
|
| Beth Nabala
| December 14, 1947
| Arab Legion
| 14
|
| al-Tira
| December 12, 1947
| Irgun
| 13
|
| al-Tantura
| May 22-23, 1948
| Haganah
| disputed
|
| al-Khisas
| December 18, 1947
| Haganah
| 10
|
| Haifa Oil Refinery
| December 30, 1947
| Arab workers
| 39
|
| Balad al-Shaykh
| December 31, 1947
| Haganah
| 60
|
| Jaffa
| January 4, 1948
| Jewish
| 30
|
| Haifa
| January 16, 1948
| Jewish
| 31
|
| Lamed Hey
| January 16, 1948
| Arab
| 35
|
| Jerusalem Post Bombing
| February 1, 1948
| Arab
| 6+
|
| Ben Yehuda Street Bombing
| February 11, 1948
| Arab (with British assistance)
| 52
|
| Sa'sa'
| February 14, 1948
| Jewish
| 11
|
| Jewish Agency Bombing
| March 11, 1948
| Arab irregulars
| 12
|
| al-Husayniyya
| March 13, 1948
| Jewish
| 30
|
| Yehi'am convoy
| March 26, 1948
| Arab
| 47
|
| Cairo-Haifa train
| March 31, 1948
| Jewish
| 40
|
| al-Lajjun
| April 4, 1948
| Jewish
| 13
|
| Deir Yassin
| April 9, 1948
| Irgun, Lehi
| 107-120
|
| Qalunya
| April 12, 1948
| Jewish
| 14
|
| Hadassah medical convoy
| April 13, 1948
| Arab
| 77
|
| Kfar Etzion
| May 13, 1948
| Arab
| 50
|
| Abu Shusha
| May 14, 1948
| Israeli
| disputed
|
| al-Kabri
| May 21, 1948
| Israeli
| ?
|
| Lydda (Lod)
| July 12, 1948
| Haganah
| 250
|
| al-Dawayima
| October 29, 1948
| Haganah
| 80-100
|
| Safsaf
| October 29, 1948
| Israeli
| 50-70?
|
| Saliha
| October 30, 1948
| Haganah
| 70-80
|
| Hula
| October 1948
| Israeli
| 35-50?
|
| Arab al-Mawasi
| November 2, 1948
| Israeli
| 14
|
More recent Arab-Israeli conflict
See also the following resurgences of the Arab-Israeli conflict since then:
Suez War (1956) | Six-Day War (1967) | Yom Kippur War (1973) | Lebanon War (1982) | first Intifada (1987-1991) | Al-Aqsa Intifada (2000-present)
External links and references
Pro-Palestinian Views/Sources
Pro-Israeli Views/Sources
