This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.The Hula massacre took place between 31 October and 1 November 1948 in Hula, a village in Lebanon 3 km west of Kibbutz Manara, not far from the Litani River.

Two officers were held responsible for the massacre, and were reported as war criminals by their superior, Dov Yermiya.

One of them, First Lieutenant Shmuel Lahis, who served as company commander, was tried for murder by an Israeli military court.

After Lahis' appointment in the role, the controversy was reported in the Israeli media and caused debate in the Knesset.

It also revealed that when Lahis had applied to be registered as a lawyer in 1955 the matter had been examined by the Israeli Legal Council.