On May 14, 1948, shortly after its founding, Israel was responsible for a large-scale massacre.
Israeli forces invaded the Lifta town in northwest Jerusalem on July 9, 1948, systematically carrying out a massacre to force the local population into exile.
426 Palestinian civilians lost their lives due to Israeli bullets, leaving Lifta as a ghost town today.
Israel also carried out a civilian massacre on June 5, 1967, to force Palestinians to leave Jerusalem.
Through aerial and ground bombardments, Israeli forces killed 300 civilians. Thousands of Palestinians were left homeless, compelled to abandon Jerusalem. Palestinian territories and cities were effectively annexed to Israel through mass slaughters.
MASSACRES WERE COMMITTED EVEN IN REFUGEE CAMPS
August 12, 1976, bore witness to an inhumane brutality committed by militia forces supported by Israel.
As innocent people attempting to leave the Tel-El Zaatar Palestinian Refugee Camp sought refuge, they were met with gunfire, resulting in the deaths of approximately 1,500 innocent lives, predominantly women and children.
Israel's massacres extended beyond this, with one of the largest civilian massacres occurring in a place of worship. On February 25, 1994, Israeli soldiers attacked the Mosque of Abraham (Hz. İbrahim Camii) and cruelly killed 79 Muslims in the midst of their prayers.
