Monday, September 04, 2006

List of collective massacres perpetrated by Israeli Army in its attack against Lebanon in summer 2006

No.

Village

Region

Date

Targeted area

Number of killed

Number of wounded

Remarks

1.

Aytaroun first massacre

Bint Jbeil/ South Lebanon

July 12

Houses of both Ali and Hassan Al-Akhrass

11 civilians

unknown

The family members of Hassan Al-Akrass hold the Canadian nationality and held a press conference in Montreal

2.

Dweir massacre

Nabatiyeh/ South Lebanon

July 13

Ali Akkash house

12 civilians

An entire family was killed with children under 18

3.

Zibkeen

massacre

Tyre/

South Lebanon

July13

Naim Bzeeh with its three floors

12 civilians

unknown

Corpses remained under the rubble till the end of the aggression

4.

Shhour massacre

Tyre/

South Lebanon

July 13

Ali Khashab house

7 civilians

unknown

There were still corpses under the rubble30

5.

Baflay massacre

Tyre/

South Lebanon

July 13

Munir Zein

8 civilians

unknown

Amongst the victims there were two Kuwaitis

6.

Yatar first massacre

Bint Jbeil/ South Lebanon

July 14

Abu-Akeel Sweydan

5 civilians

unknown

7.

Marwaheen massacre

Tyre/

South Lebanon

July 15

A convoy of civilians attempting to flee the village after Israeli warning to bomb Marwaheen

22 civilians

unknown

The convoy was struck in Bayyada

8.

Civil Defense Building

Tyre/

South Lebanon

July 16

8-storey building

12 civilians

50 wounded

Corpses remained under the rubble

9.

Abbassiyeh crossroad massacre

Tyre/

South Lebanon

July 16

Building on the main road

13 civilians

unknown

10.

Abba massacre

Nabatiyeh/

South Lebanon

July 16

Abed El-Aziz

Tarheeni

10 civilians

12 civilians

Most of the victims belonged to the same family

11.

Borj Shamali massacre

Tyre/

South Lebanon

July 16

Ramez Zayyat house

5 civilians

8 civilians

Two newborns were killed

12.

Aytaroun Second massacre

Bint Jbeil/ South Lebanon

July 17

Houses of both Mohammed and Hassan Awada

13 civilians

unknown

Corpses were still under the rubble

13.

Rmayleh massacre

July 17

Convoy of displaced people trying to flee their villages heavily struck by air raids

12 civilians

unknown

Chemical bombs were thrown on a convoy of displaced people

14.

Al-Hosh

massacre

Tyre/

South Lebanon

July 17

Kodsi Villa

4 civilians

3 civilians

UNIFIL removed the rubble and pulled the corpses buried beneath the rubble

15.

Shmeiss massacre

Shheem/ Mount Lebanon

July 17

Residential house

5 civilians

10 civilians

16.

Srifa massacre

Tyre/

South Lebanon

Night of 18-19 July

As-Sakna and Al Marj neighborhoods, the total demolition of more than 10 houses

More than 35 civilians

30 civilians

Corpses of victims remained for weeks, till rotting disintegrated

17.

Aynatha massacre

Bint Jbeil/ South Lebanon

Night of July 19

Sami Darwish house

4 civilians

5 civilians

Corpses remained under the rubble

18.

Salaa

massacre

Tyre/

South Lebanon

July 19

Hassan Moustapha Ayyoub

6 civilians

unknown

Corpses remained under the rubble

19.

Aytaroun third massacre

Bint Jbeil/ South Lebanon

July 19

Convoy of displaced feeling Aytaroun on the Borj Shamali road

4 civilians

2 civilians

20.

Maaraboun

massacre

West Bekaa

July 19

Convoy of pickup trucks driven by farmers

7 civilians

2 civilians

21.

Nabatiyeh first massacre

Nabtiyeh/

South Lebanon

July 19

Down town Capitol commercial building

5 civilians

5 civilians

The raid targeted also an ambulance

22.

Nabi Sheet massacre

West Bekaa

July 19

Hassan Shakar house

8 civilians

3 civilians

Amongst the victims there were displaced from Mayss Al-Jabal village, two entire families of 8 were killed

23.

Tyre second massacre

Tyre/ South Lebanon

July 19

Residential areas in Tyre

20 civilians

unknown

Many corpses remained under the rubble for several days

24.

Nabatiyeh second massacre

Nabatiyeh/ South Lebanon

July 25

House of Saad Mamzeh

7 civilians

unknown

25.

Haddatha massacre

Bint Jbeil/ South Lebanon

July 28

Hussein Mohammed Sabra house

6 civilians

unknown

The air raid targeted a religious place used for social occasions (called “husseyniyeh”) of the neighboring village, 6 members of the same family were killed

26.

Kfarjoz massacre

Nabatiyeh/South Lebanon

July 28

Dana Al-Khaleej Building

6 civilians

unknown

Many neighboring residential buildings were hit

27.

Deir Kanoun Nahr massacre

Tyre/ South Lebanon

July 28

Abed Ezzedine house

4 civilians

unknown

28.

Yatar second massacre

Bint Jbeil/ South Lebanon

July 28

Internal houses and roads

4 civilians

unknown

29.

Noumeyriyyeh massacre

Nabatiyeh/South Lebanon

July 29

Houses of both families Haraki and Bdeir

7 civilians

unknown

One entire family was killed in addition to neighbors

30.

Ayn Arab massacre

Bekaa

July 29

Unidentified residential houses

6 civilians

3 wounded

Many corpses remained under the rubble for several days

31.

Yaroun massacre

Bint Jbeil/South Lebanon

July 30

A house where villagers were hiding seeking a safe haven

6 civilians

unknown

6mebers of the same family (Khanafer) were killed : 3 women and 3 children

32.

New Qana massacre

Tyre/ South Lebanon

July 30

Shalhoub building (three-storey)

60 civilians

9 civilians at least

The victims were mainly from Shalhoub and Hashem families. Corpses remained under the rubble for several days

33.

Hareess massacre

Bint Jbeil/South Lebanon

July 31

Houses of Khalil Jawad and Ali Saaban

16 civilians

unknown

The 16 corpses of the two families remained under the rubble of the two residential houses

34.

Halloussiyeh massacre

Tyre/South Lebanon

July 31

Hussein Mwanness

More than 13 civilians

unknown

All the corpses belonged to the same family (many of them were children under 12) and remained under the rubble for several weeks

35.

Road massacre in Qoleyleh

Tyre/South Lebanon

July 31

Roads and vehicles between Qoleyleh and A-Jebbeyn

12 civilians

Amongst the victims there was a corpse of an 8 year old child)

36.

Luweyzeh massacre

Ikleem Tuffah/

South Lebanon

August 1

Salim Hashem house

5 civilians

1 civilian

37.

Maaroub massacre

Tyre/ South Lebanon

August 1

Abdel-Hussein Taleb

5 civilians

unknown

Corpses remained under the rubble for a while

38.

Baalbeck massacre

Bekaa

Night August 1-2

A commandos operation on a hospital in Baalbeck killed civilians

17 civilians

8 civilians

The victims were only women, children and Syrian workers. Five innocent were kidnapped and released later

39.

Qaa massacre

Bekaa

August 4

Syrian workers who were packaging peaches

50 civilians

unknown

40.

Taybeh massacre

Marjeyoun/ South Lebanon

August 4

Two-storey residential house

7 civilians

10 civilians

The victims were elderly unable to leave their houses

41.

Ayta Shaab massacre

Bint Jbeil/ South Lebanon

August 4

Residential house

10 civilians

unknown

Corpses remained under the rubble for a while

42.

Ansar massacre

Nabatiyeh/ South Lebanon

August 6

Ibrahim Assi house

5 civilians

10 civilians

An entire family (Ibrahim Assi, his wife, his two daughters and their neighbors). Rescue workers who were pulling them were hit by another air strike that hit 9 neighboring houses

43.

Al-Jubbeyn massacre

Tyre/ South Lebanon

August 6

House of Kassem Akeel

4 civilians

unknown

Air strikes hit heavily the village killing Kassem Akeel, his wife, his daughter and another victim

44.

Houla massacre

Marjeyoun/ South Lebanon

August 7

Several residential houses, amongst them a shelter

5 civilians

unknown

60 persons who were hiding in a shelter and a social club (“husseyniyeh”) were miraculously rescued, while all surrounding buildings were totally destroyed by 6 heavy air strikes

45.

Ghassaniyeh massacre

Saida/ South Lebanon

August 7

Abdallah Tohmeh house

8 civilians

unknown

An air strike hit at dawn Abdallah Khalil two-storey building killing him, his wife, his two sons, his two brothers and two others

46.

Ghaziyeh first massacre

Saida/ South Lebanon

August 7

Residential neighborhoods

21 civilians

30 civilians

47.

Kfartebneet massacre

Nabatiyeh/ South Lebanon

August 7

Residential houses

5 civilians

18 civilians

7 houses were totally destroyed, Harouf village was targeted later

48.

Breetal first massacre

Bekaa

August 7

Residential houses

14 civilians

31 civilians

Many houses were totally damaged, Shmestar village was targeted later

49.

Shiyyah massacre

Beirut southern suburb

August 7

Hajjaj residential neighborhood

20 civilians

30 civilians

The death toll increased later since many corpses were removed beneath the rubble. Amongst the victims, there were displaced from Beer Al-Abed, Haret Hrayk, Hayy Mawad

50.

Ghaziyeh second massacre

Saida/ South Lebanon

August 8

Air raids struck heavily on the funeral procession of the victims of the previous day air raids

14 civilians

24 civilians

51.

Mashgharah massacre

Bekaa

August 9

Four-storey building

8 civilians

unknown

The victims were all from the same family

52.

Al-Hayssa massacre

Akkar /North Lebanon

August 11

Al-Hayssa bridge

12 civilians

15 civilians

53.

Marjeyoun convoy massacre

Bekaa

August 11

A displaced convoy heading to the Bekaa valley fleeing Marjeyoun area

7 civilians

32 civilians

The convoy was escorted by UN forces and had previous security clearance. It was constituted more than 1500 civilian cars and 200 military cars

54.

Rweyss massacre

Beirut southern suburb

August 13

15 civilians

unknown

The death toll increased later after pulling additional corpses from under the rubble. Amongst the people who were killed there were three newborns

55.

Breetal second massacre

Bekaa

August 13

One residential building in Breetal

13 civilians

22 civilians

Five families were looking for a safe haven in the building that was struck heavily by Israeli air raids

56.

Jamaliyyeh massacre

Bekaa

August 14

A van carrying civilians

7 civilians

7 civilians

The van was carrying displaced people

(thanks Mirvat)