Tel al-Zaatar massacre
| Tel al-Zaatar massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Lebanese Civil War | |
The destroyed camp on 31 August 1976 (from the ICRC archives) | |
| Location | Tel al-Zaatar camp, Beirut, Lebanon |
| Date | 12 August 1976 |
| Target | Palestinians, Lebanese Muslims |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | Unknown. Helena Cobban estimated 1500 killed |
| Perpetrators | Lebanese Front |
The Tel al-Zaatar massacre was a massacre of approximately 1500 Palestinians and Lebanese Muslims in the Tel al-Zaatar refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon on 12 August 1976. The camp had been under siege since January 1976 by Lebanese Christian militias of the Lebanese Front. The attack on al-Zaatar was part of a wider campaign to expel Palestinians, especially those affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).