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|}The '''Sabra and Shatila massacre''' (or '''Sabra and Chatila massacre'''; [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: صبرا وشاتيلا) was carried out in September 1982 by Lebanese [[Maronite]] [[Christian]] [[militia]]s allied with Israel<ref>[http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/publish/article_252.shtml Sabra and Shatilla], Jewish Voice for Peace. Accessed 17 July 2006.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2255902.stm Sabra and Shatila 20 years on]. BBC, 14 September, 2002. Accessed 17 July 2006.</ref> against [[refugee camp]]s. The Maronite forces stood under the direct command of [[Elie Hobeika]], who would later become a longtime [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[parliament]] member and in the 1990s also a cabinet minister. The number of victims of the massacre is estimated at 700-3500 (see [[Sabra and Shatila massacre#Number of Victims|below]]).
The camps were externally surrounded by [[Israeli Defence Forces]] throughout the incident, although the Israeli military personnel who were there stated that they had no idea of what was going on inside. The degree to which the Israeli military was involved in the incident is a matter of controversy (see below).
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