Kab Elias massacre

The Kab Elias massacre occurred on 15 January 1976.

[Qabb Ilyas قب الياس].

On 15 January 1976, Palestinians assaulted Kab Elias, a Christian-Muslim village in the Bekka, in Lebanon. Sixteen Christians were killed and 23 injured. The exodus of Christians to Zahle, East Beirut and Jouniya began.^[1][2][3]

Palestinian emissaries came on January 15, 1976, roused the Mohammedans of Kab - Elias against the "disbelievers" with whom they have coexisted for several generations. ^[4]

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1. ↑ Mordechai Nisan (2004) "The Conscience of Lebanon: A Political Biography of Etienne Sakr (Abu-Arz)." p. 158
2. ↑ PLO Policy towards the Christian Community during the Civil War in Lebanon, ICT, May 7, 2008.
3. ↑ Genocides, Crimes and Massacres Committed by the PLO and the Syrians Against the Lebanese (1975-2002).
4. ↑ [1] translated from French