Wednesday, October 15, 2014

61th anniversary of Qibya massacre

‪#‎History‬ 14th October 1953

Today marks the 61th anniversary of Qibya massacre, under the leadership of the deceased Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Units of the Israeli army surrounded the village, Qibya, west of Ramallah (its population was around 200 people on the massacre day), then a force of about 600 troops stormed the village firing randomly after an intense artillery shelling targeted the homes.
The outcomes of the massacre were the killing of 67 Palestinian women, men, children and elderly in addition to the injury of another hundred.
The massacre also left the destruction of 56 houses, the Masjid of the village, the school and the water tank.
Ben-Gurion, one of the first prime ministers of the Zionist entity, said to his loyal dog, Sharon, before the massacre of Qibya: It does not matter what the world will say it is important that we stay here!
Aman Palestin-Malaysia Media Unit added 3 new photos.

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