Al Bureij massacre

The Al Bureij massacre occurred on the 16 April 2008. Ten Palestinians, including three children and the Reuters cameraman[1] Fadel Shana'a, were killed by Israeli airstrikes on Al Bureij refugee camp. A total of eighteen Palestinians, mostly civilians, were killed on this day. The attack occurred after a Hamas ambush on IDF forces the previous night, which resulted in three IDF deaths and four Hamas deaths.[2]

References

  1. ↑ imemec.org
  2. ↑ lemonde.fr

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