Sa'sa' massacre

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.During the 1948 Palestine war, two massacres were perpetrated by Zionist forces in the Palestinian village of Sa'sa'.

[1][a] The second massacre occurred on 30 October 1948 when the village was conquered by the Israeli military as part of Operation Hiram.

One history of 1948 asserts that the reason for the attack was to restore Jewish public confidence in their fighting forces following the deaths of all the members of a platoon attempting to take supplies to Kfar Etzion a month previously.

It was reported at the time that ten or more houses were totally or partially destroyed and 11 villagers were killed (5 of them small children).

[9][7] However, press reports at the time cited by Khalidi belie this, since the Palmach units met "without opposition" in the village.