List of massacres in Palestine after the 1948 Palestine war
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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Palestine (East Jerusalem, West Bank and the Gaza Strip) after the 1948 Palestine war.
- For massacres that took place during the 1948 Palestine War, see Killings and massacres during the 1948 Palestine War, and for related context see Nakba.
- For massacres that took place in Mandatory Palestine, see List of massacres in Mandatory Palestine.
- For massacres in Israel, see List of massacres in Israel.
- For massacres that took place prior to the British Mandate, see List of massacres in Ottoman Syria and List of massacres in Roman Judea.
- For massacres of Palestinians in Lebanon see List of massacres in Lebanon
Massacres in Palestine
| Name | Date | Location | Responsible Party | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qibya massacre | 14 October 1953 | Qibya, Jordanian annexation of the West Bank |  Israel Defense Forces |
69 | Qibya was the target of an Israeli raid by Unit 101 under the command of Ariel Sharon, which resulted in the deaths of some 69 unarmed Palestinian civilians.[1][2][3] |
| Khan Yunis massacre | 3 November 1956 | Khan Yunis, Egyptian-occupied Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
275+[4][5] | Palestinians killed in house-to-house search for fedayeen |
| Rafah massacre | 12 November 1956 | Rafah, Egyptian-occupied Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
111+[6][7] | Male Palestinian villagers suspected of supporting Palestinian guerrillas |
| 1956 to 1982 | |||||
| 1983 Hebron University attack | 26 July 1983 | Hebron University, Hebron | Jewish Underground | 3[8][9][10] | Three Palestinian students were killed and more than thirty other people were wounded from the attack. |
| 1990 Temple Mount killings | 8 October 1990 | East Jerusalem | Israeli Border Police |
17[11][12][13] | 150 Palestinians wounded by Israeli security forces, and 20 Israeli civilians and police wounded by Palestinians. |
| Cave of the Patriarchs massacre | 25 February 1994 | Hebron | Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein | 29[14][15][16][17] | 29 Muslims praying inside the Ibrahimi Mosque were killed with 125 more wounded.[18] |
| Al Bureij killings | 16 April 2008 | Bureij | Israel Defense Forces |
9[19][20] | One of the victims was Palestinian journalist, Fadel Shana'a. |
| Ibrahim al-Maqadma Mosque missile strike | 3 January 2009 | Beit Lahia | Israeli Air Force |
16[21] | |
| 2011 Itamar attack | 11 March 2011 | Itamar[22] | Two Palestinians[23] | 5 (Israeli)[24] | Both parents and three children of one family stabbed to death in their home, one infant decapitated.[25] |
| Al-Dalu family killing | 18 November 2012 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
12[26] | |
| Battle of Shuja'iyya | 19-23 July 2014 | Gaza Strip | Golani Brigade |
70-120[27][28] | U.S. military officers alleged that the Israeli forces were not targeting Hamas sites specifically, leading to a high civilian death toll.[29][30][31] |
| Wehda Street massacre | 16 May 2021 | Gaza Strip | Israeli Defense Forces |
44[32][33] | Israeli forces bombed al-Wehda Street, a densely populated residential and commercial neighbourhood.[34] |
| Jabalia camp massacre | 31 October 2023 | Jabalia Camp, Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
50-120+[35][36] | 777+ wounded.[37] |
| Shadia Abu Ghazala School massacre | 13 December 2023 | Gaza Strip | Israeli Ground Forces |
7-15[38] | Eyewitnesses reported the victims had been shot and killed point-blank by Israeli soldiers.[39] |
| 2024 Rafah hostage raid | 12 February 2024 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
94-100+[40] | Women and children, including Sidra Hassouna,[41] killed in airstrikes on Rafah.[42] |
| Flour massacre | 29 February 2024 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
112+[43][44] | Palestinians waiting for food aid killed after shooting by Israeli forces in Gaza.[43] |
| Kuwait Roundabout mass killings | 14 March 2024 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces (Palestinian claim)
Gazan militants (Israeli claim) |
20[45][46] | 155 wounded. |
| Tel al-Sultan massacre | 26 May 2024 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
40+[47] | The Israeli Air Force struck Tel al-Sultan, Rafah, setting fire to a Palestinian displacement camp.[47][48] |
| May 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack | 28 May 2024 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
21+[49][50] | Part of the Gaza War |
| Nuseirat refugee camp massacre | 8 June 2024 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
274+[51][52][53] | The Nuseirat rescue operation resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians in the Nuseirat refugee camp, including women and children, and over 600 injuries.[51] |
| Al-Awda school massacre | 9 July 2024 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
31+[54][55] | Part of the Gaza War |
| Al-Tabaeen school attack | 10 August 2024 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
80-93+[56] | Part of the Gaza War. Al-Haq alleged that school serving as shelter was deliberately targeted by Israeli military.[57] |
| 14 October 2024 Al-Aqsa Hospital attack | 14 October 2024 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
6+[58][59] | At least 6 sheltering outside Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah were killed, and 70+ injured, when an Israeli airstrike set their tents on fire. Victims include 19-year-old Sha'ban al-Dalou.[60] |
| March 2025 Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip | 18 March 2025 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
855+[61] | Israel resumed hostilities after the January 2025 ceasefire by launching airstrikes on Gaza. Sources reported the Israeli military killing hundreds.[62] |
| Rafah paramedic massacre | 23 March 2025 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
15 | Israeli troops opened fire and killed 15 Palestinian medics.[63][64][65] |
| Al-Najjar family massacre | 23 May 2025 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces |
10 | 9 of the victims were children from the same family.[66][67] |
| Fahmi al-Jarjawi School Massacre | 25 May 2025 | Gaza Strip | Israeli Defense Forces |
36[68][69] | 36 people were killed and 55 others were injured when Israeli forces targeted at Fahmi al-Jarjawi School. |
| 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings | 27 May – 9 October 2025[70] | Tel al-Sultan, Rafah, Netzarim, and Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces Safe Reach Solutions (alleged)[71][72][73]  Popular Forces (alleged)Infidels Motorcycle Club (part of UG Solutions) (alleged)[74][75][76][77] |
2,500+[78] | Over 2,500 Palestinians were killed as they approached the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid sites in Gaza. |
Other events
These events involving multiple deaths in Palestine are not widely known, or recognized, as 'massacres'.
