List of collective massacres perpetrated by Israeli Army in its attack against Lebanon in summer 2006
Compiled by Ranwa Yehia ( ranwayehia@googlemail.com ) September 10, 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 rubble
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
Nabatiyeh/
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
civilians 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 of 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