List of massacres in Lebanon


The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Lebanon :
NameDateLocationDeathsVictimsPerpetratorsNotes
Siege of Tyre 332 BCTyre2,000TyriansAncient Macedonian army2,000 Tyrians crucified on the beach by Alexander the Great's army
1860 Mount Lebanon civil warBeirut and Damascus, Syria7,000–25,000ChristiansDruzeA civil war between Druze and Christians in Mount Lebanon where large massacres of Christians at Deir al-Qamar, Hasbaya, Rashaya and elsewhere took place. The conflict spilled over to Damascus where Druze and Sunni Muslim paramilitary groups organized pogroms against Christian residents and refugees; 326 villages, 560 churches, 28 colleges, 42 convents, and 9 other religious establishments were completely destroyed. Many Druze and Muslims were also killed during the conflict.
Hula massacreHula35–58LebaneseCarmeli Brigade, Israel Defense ForcesHula, located in Lebanon, was captured on October 24 by the Carmeli Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces without any resistance. The women and children were expelled, most of the men aged between 15 and 60 were shot. In total between 35 and 58 men were executed in a house which was later blown up on top of them.
Bus massacreBeirut300PLOPhalange27 PLO armed members travelling in a bus in the Ain el Rummaneh area of Beirut planned to murder the Lebanese President Bashir Gemayel were killed by Christian Phalangists in the initial attack, many more people were killed in subsequent fighting in other areas of the city
Karantina massacreBeirut300–1,500PhalangeKarantina was a predominantly Muslim slum -with Lebanese, Palestine refugees and other people- in northeastern Beirut, and was overrun by the Lebanese Christian militias.
Damour massacreDamour684ChristiansPalestine Liberation OrganisationPalestine Liberation Organisation units attacked a Christian town, purportedly as revenge of the earlier Karantina massacre by Christian militias. Among those killed were Phalangist militiamen and family members of Christian militia leader Elie Hobeika and his fiancée. Hobeika later led the Phalangists in the Sabra and Shatila massacre, with aid of Israeli army.
Tel al-Zaatar massacreBeirut1,500–5,000PhalangeChristian Phalangists and other right wing Christian militias besieged Tel al-Zaatar, and after heavy fighting, they killed Palestinian civilian refugees and PLO feddayeen or fighters. 4,000 injured
Aishiyeh massacreOctober 19-21, 1976Aishiyeh60–80ChristiansFatah, As-Sa'iqaFatah and As-Sa'iqa massacred the predominantly Christian village, including 7 under 16, though it was overshadowed by the massacres of Tel al-Zaatar and Damour earlier the same year.
Ehden massacreEhden40Phalange
Safra massacreSafra83Phalange
Sabra and Shatila massacreWest Beirut460–3,500PhalangeSabra and Shatila were Palestinian refugee camps with both Sunni and Christian Palestinian refugees, as well as some poor Lebanese and Kurds.
Mountain war massacresSouth Mount Lebanon500–1,500ChristiansDruzeDruze forces massacred hundreds of Christian civilians ethnically cleansing South Mount Lebanon from Christian presence.
1983 United States embassy bombingBeirut63Lebanese and AmericansIslamic Jihad OrganizationIslamic militants bombed United States embassy
1983 Beirut barracks bombingBeirut307Americans, French and LebaneseIslamic Jihad OrganizationVictims were mostly American Marines.
War of the CampsWest Beirut3,781Sabra, Shatila and Burj el-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camps were besieged and bombed by the Shi'ite Amal militia, with Syrian Army support. 6,787 injured. Some activity occurred after May 1985
October 13 massacreBeirut740–940LebaneseSyrian Armed Forces2000 injured; Maronite Lebanese soldiers and civilians were killed by Syrian forces after surrender
Qana MassacreApril 18, 1996Qana106LebaneseIsrael Defense ForcesThe Israel Defense Forces fired artillery shells at a United Nations compound, which had taken refuge of 800 Lebanese civilians. 116 injured.