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category: Landmark
summary: Sabra and Shatila were Beirut Palestinian refugee camps where Lebanese Christian
  militias massacred between 800 and 3,500 people in September 1982 while Israeli
  forces controlled the surrounding perimeter, resulting in an Israeli commission
  finding Ariel Sharon bore indirect responsibility.
tags:
- Location
- RefugeeCamp
- Lebanon
---

The [Sabra and Shatila refugee camps](/places/sabra-and-shatila-refugee-camps/) are located in Beirut, [Lebanon](/places/lebanon/). They were the site of the [Sabra and Shatila massacres](/events/sabra-and-shatila-massacres/) in September 1982, where Lebanese Christian militias carried out killings while the camps were surrounded by [Israeli](/places/israel/) troops.[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.