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18 August 1997

⚰Sidon massacre: Israeli shells on a residential quarter

South Lebanon#Israel–Lebanon
AttackerIsrael / IDF➜TargetHezbollah

On 18 August 1997 Israeli shells hit a residential quarter in Sidon, killing six civilians, among them children, and wounding others.

▲ Golani raid on al-KfourKatyushas on Kiryat Shmona in reply to the Sidon massacre ▼

Cause

The April Understanding (context)Golani raid on al-Kfour

Leads to

Katyushas on Kiryat Shmona in reply to the Sidon massacre
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