Qana massacre (1996)

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The Qana massacre (1996) was an Israeli artillery attack on a UN compound in the Lebanese village of Qana during Operation Grapes of Wrath, killing over 100 civilians and drawing widespread international condemnation.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Qana massacre 2
Qana massacre (1996) canonical 1
Qana shelling (1996) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery bombardment ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
war crime allegation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Qana massacre ⓘ
belligerent Hezbollah ⓘ
Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
cause Israeli artillery fire ⓘ
condemnedBy Lebanon ⓘ
human rights organizations ⓘ
many UN member states ⓘ
conflict 1996 South Lebanon conflict ⓘ
Israeli–Lebanese conflict ⓘ
coordinateLocation 33.201°N 35.305°E ⓘ
country Lebanon ⓘ
criticizedBy Amnesty International ⓘ
Human Rights Watch ⓘ
date 1996-04-18 ⓘ
hasAftermath ceasefire understanding between Israel and Lebanon ⓘ
strengthening of Hezbollah’s political position in Lebanon ⓘ
hasEffect diplomatic crisis for Israel ⓘ
increased criticism of Operation Grapes of Wrath ⓘ
widespread international condemnation ⓘ
injured over 100 people ⓘ
investigatedBy UN Secretary-General’s fact-finding mission ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
killed 4 UN peacekeepers ⓘ
more than 100 civilians ⓘ
over 100 Lebanese civilians ⓘ
legalStatus alleged violation of international humanitarian law ⓘ
location Qana ⓘ
South Lebanon ⓘ
linked to: southern Lebanon

United Nations compound in Qana ⓘ
linked to: Naqoura, Lebanon
mediaCoverage extensive international media coverage ⓘ
namedAfter Qana ⓘ
notableFor high civilian death toll in a UN compound ⓘ
operatorOfAttack Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
partOf Operation Grapes of Wrath ⓘ
history of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict ⓘ
perpetrator Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
pointInTime 18 April 1996 ⓘ
report UN report by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali ⓘ
subclassOf civilian casualty incident ⓘ
incident of shelling ⓘ
target United Nations compound in Qana ⓘ
linked to: Naqoura, Lebanon
usedWeapon 155 mm artillery shells ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
victim Lebanese civilians ⓘ
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon personnel ⓘ
internally displaced persons sheltering at UN base ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Lebanon conflict → significantEvent → Qana massacre (1996) ⓘ
Operation Grapes of Wrath → notableEvent → Qana massacre ⓘ
linked to: Qana massacre (1996)
Operation Grapes of Wrath → associatedWith → Qana massacre ⓘ
linked to: Qana massacre (1996)
Peres Government (1995–1996) → significantEvent → Qana shelling (1996) ⓘ
linked to: Qana massacre (1996)