Zrarieh raid
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| Zrarieh massacre | |
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| Part of the 1982 Lebanon war and the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) | |
| File:Zrarieh massacre.jpg | |
| Location | Zrarieh, Southern Lebanon |
| Coordinates | 33°34′21″N 35°33′27″E / 33.57250°N 35.55750°E |
| Date | 11 March 1985 |
| Deaths | 21 |
| Injured | 22 |
The Zrarieh massacre was the killing of between 21 and 32 Lebanese civillians by the Israeli Defence Forces on 11 March 1985, in the southern town Zrarieh.[1][2][3][4][5][6] According to Thomas Friedman, Israel claimed that the victims were "terrorists", but no evidence was provided and the operation was met with no resistance.[7] 2 journalists working for CBS News were also killed.[8]According to AP it met with with heavy resistance from Shiite militants and Lebanon army[9]
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- ^ lebanons02 (2014-09-15). "The Israeli Army attacks the village of Zrarieh killing 21 residents". Civil Society Knowledge Centre. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "الزرارية... الشاهدة والشهيدة". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Lebanon document - Letter from Lebanon". Question of Palestine. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ Wallace, Charles (12 March 1985). "Israelis Storm Village in Lebanon, Killing 32". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ محيي الدين, محمد (25 May 2001). "المقاوم الوحيد الناجي من مجزرة الزرارية يروي لـ«الشرق الأوسط» تفاصيل المواجهات مع الإسرائيليين". الشرق الاوسط. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Israeli Troops Raid Southern Lebanese Villages, 23 Reported Killed". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ Friedman, Thomas L. (1985-03-22). "ISRAELIS OFFER LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE 21 SLAIN 'TERRORISTS'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "Two CBS News journalists and at least 21 other..." UPI. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "Israeli Troops Raid Southern Lebanese Villages, 23 Reported Killed". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2021-04-10.