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Date: 18/04/1996
Martyrs: 106 Injures: 110
Target: Unifil Headquarters
In an attempt to break
the power of the Lebanese Hizbollah organization, Israeli forces
undertook a military
operation against south Lebanon. The Israeli forces bombed the
shelter which was
providing refuge to approximately five hundred Lebanese, most of
whom
were children elderly
and women who had been forced out of their homes by Israeli raids
on their villages and
who had been unable to get to Beirut.
This bombing led to the
deaths of 109 Lebanese civilians and seriously wounded 116
others. During the
attack, Israeli forces used between 5 and 6 advanced bombs designed
to explode above their
target in order to cause the largest possible number of casualties.
International
investigations confirmed that the Israeli forces had deliberately
targeted the
shelter.
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