["< sod > the'''sabra and shatila massacre'''was the killing of between 762 and 3, 500 civilians, mostly [ [ palestinian people | palestinians ] ] and [ [ shia islam in lebanon | lebanese shiites ] ], by a militia close to the [ [ kataeb party ] ], also called phalange, a predominantly [ [ christianity in lebanon | christian lebanese ] ] right - wing party in the sabra neighborhood and the adjacent [ [ shatila refugee camp ] ] in [ [ beirut ] ], [ [ lebanon ] ]. from approximately 6 : 00 & nbsp ; pm 16 september to 8 : 00 & nbsp ; am 18 september 1982, a widespread massacre was carried out by the militia virtually under the eyes of their israeli allies. < ref > [ [ robert fisk ] ], [ https : / / books. google. it / books? id = vrxpeelounsc & pg = pa374'' pity the nation : lebanon at war,'' ] oxford university press 2001 pp. 382 – 3. < / ref > < ref > [ [ william b. quandt ] ], [ https : / / books. google. it / books? id = - rmcpnsghbcc & pg = pa256'' peace process : american diplomacy and the arab - israeli conflict since 1967,'' ] university of california press p. 266 < / ref > < ref > [ [ yossi alpher ] ], [ https : / / books. google. it / books? id = ecxybgaaqbaj & pg = pa48'' periphery : israel ’ s search for middle east allies,'' ] rowman & littlefield, 2015 p. 48 < / ref > < ref > [ [ nathan gonzalez ] ], [ https : / / books. google. it / books? id = hypnagaaqbaj & pg = pa113'' the sunni - shia conflict : understanding sectarian violence in the middle east,'' ] nortia media ltd, 2013 p. 113. < / ref > the phalanges, allies to the [ [ israeli defence forces ] ] ( idf ), were ordered by the idf to clear out sabra and shatila from [ [ palestine liberation organization ] ] ( plo ) fighters, as part of the idf march maneuvering into west beirut. the idf received reports of some of the phalanges atrocities in sabra and shatila but failed to stop them. < ref name = malone > { { cite journal | last = malone | first = linda a. | title = the kahan report, ariel sharon and the sabrashatilla massacres in lebanon : responsibility under international law for massacres of civilian populations | journal = utah law review | year = 1985 | pages = 373 – 433 | url = http : / / scholarship. law. wm. edu / cgi / viewcontent. cgi? article = 1606 & context = facpubs & sei - redir = 1 & referer = http % 3a % 2f % 2fscholar. google. com. tr % 2fscholar % 3fhl % 3den % 26q % 3dmassacres % 2bin % 2blebanon % 26btng % 3d % 26as _ sdt % 3d1 % 252c5 % 26as _ sdtp % 3d # search = % 22massacres % 20lebanon % 22 | accessdate = 1 january 2013 } } < / ref > < eod > < sod > the'''sabra and shatila massacre'''was the killing of between 762 and 3, 500 civilians including many women and children, mostly [ [ palestinian people | palestinians ] ] and [ [ shia islam in lebanon | lebanese shiites ] ], by a militia close to the [ [ kataeb party ] ], also called phalange, a predominantly [ [ christianity in lebanon | christian lebanese ] ] right - wing party in the sabra neighborhood and the adjacent [ [ shatila refugee camp ] ] in [ [ beirut ] ], [ [ lebanon ] ]. from approximately 6 : 00 & nbsp ; pm 16 september to 8 : 00 & nbsp ; am 18 september 1982, a widespread massacre was carried out by the militia virtually under the eyes of their israeli allies. < ref > [ [ robert fisk ] ], [ https : / / books. google. it / books? id = vrxpeelounsc & pg = pa374'' pity the nation : lebanon at war,'' ] oxford university press 2001 pp. 382 – 3. < / ref > < ref > [ [ william b. quandt ] ], [ https : / / books. google. it / books? id = - rmcpnsghbcc & pg = pa256'' peace process : american diplomacy and the arab - israeli conflict since 1967,'' ] university of california press p. 266 < / ref > < ref > [ [ yossi alpher ] ], [ https : / / books. google. it / books? id = ecxybgaaqbaj & pg = pa48'' periphery : israel ’ s search for middle east allies,'' ] rowman & littlefield, 2015 p. 48 < / ref > < ref > [ [ nathan gonzalez ] ], [ https : / / books. google. it / books? id = hypnagaaqbaj & pg = pa113'' the sunni - shia conflict : understanding sectarian violence in the middle east,'' ] nortia media ltd, 2013 p. 113. < / ref > the phalanges, allies to the [ [ israeli defence forces ] ] ( idf ), were ordered by the idf to clear out sabra and shatila from [ [ palestine liberation organization ] ] ( plo ) fighters, as part of the idf maneuvering into west beirut. the idf received reports of some of the phalanges atrocities in sabra and shatila but failed to stop them. < ref name = malone > { { cite journal | last = malone | first = linda a. | title = the kahan report, ariel sharon and the sabrashatilla massacres in lebanon : responsibility under international law for massacres of civilian populations | journal = utah law review | year = 1985 | pages = 373 – 433 | url = http : / / scholarship. law. wm. edu / cgi / viewcontent. cgi? article = 1606 & context = facpubs & sei - redir = 1 & referer = http % 3a % 2f % 2fscholar. google. com. tr % 2fscholar % 3fhl % 3den % 26q % 3dmassacres % 2bin % 2blebanon % 26btng % 3d % 26as _ sdt % 3d1 % 252c5 % 26as _ sdtp % 3d # search = % 22massacres % 20lebanon % 22 | accessdate = 1 january 2013 } } < / ref > < eod >"]