| | <ref name=burke/>(LMM a leftist, pan-Arabist and Syrian nationalist parties and organizations active during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War, which supported the [[PLO]], some of its members evolved further on into Islamic fundamentalists). | | <ref name=burke/>(LMM a leftist, pan-Arabist and Syrian nationalist parties and organizations active during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War, which supported the [[PLO]], some of its members evolved further on into Islamic fundamentalists). |
| − | Damour had one public hospital where Muslims and Christians were treated equally. The commander of the assault, '''Zuheir-Mouhsein''', was later known as "The Butcher of Damour". Assisting Mouhsein was [[Fatah]] commander Colonel '''Abu Musa'''. The siege began on January 9, 1976. According to British journalist Robert Fisk, Abu Musa actually led the attack.<re name=ict-1036>[https://www.ict.org.il/Article/1036/PLO-Policy-towards-the-Christian-Community-during-the-Civil-War PLO Policy towards the Christian Community during the Civil War in Lebanon], ICT, May 7, 2008.</ref> | + | Damour had one public hospital where Muslims and Christians were treated equally. The commander of the assault, '''Zuheir-Mouhsein''', was later known as "The Butcher of Damour". Assisting Mouhsein was [[Fatah]] commander Colonel '''Abu Musa'''. The siege began on January 9, 1976. According to British journalist Robert Fisk, Abu Musa actually led the attack.<ref name=ict-1036>[https://www.ict.org.il/Article/1036/PLO-Policy-towards-the-Christian-Community-during-the-Civil-War PLO Policy towards the Christian Community during the Civil War in Lebanon], ICT, May 7, 2008.</ref> |
| | Between 5,000 <ref name=forgotten/> and 10,000<ref name=oasis/>[[Palestinian]] terrorists participated in the crime. | | Between 5,000 <ref name=forgotten/> and 10,000<ref name=oasis/>[[Palestinian]] terrorists participated in the crime. |