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" It was only minutes later that I realized my children were dead and my husband as well. I was on my own."-Fatmeh Balhas a survivor of the bloody massacre of Qana.Full story

Her son.. Muhammed Balhas

The Grapes of the Wrath


The Bloody massacre of Qana was the end of chained massacres against Lebanese civilians in Southern Lebanon as on April 11, 1996 Zionist entity launched artillery and naval attack against Lebanon, Tens of Lebanese civilians were massacred during the wild attack. Many homes were destroyed, as well as infrastructure and vital electricity and water networks
THE MARTYRS
One hundred and sixty-four Lebanese were martyred and 351 others were wounded during  Zionist wild attack of Grapes of Wrath.
"Grapes of Wrath"
12 APRIL 1996 Suhmor Village 8 Dead
13 APRIL 1996  Mansouri Village 7 Dead, 7 wounded
13 APRIL 1996 Jemejmeh Village 3 Dead
16 APRIL 1996 Nabatiyeh Town 11 Dead, 10 wounded
18 APRIL 1996  Qana Village 109 Dead
120 wounded 


MATERIAL DAMAGE

According to a report by the United Nations Program for the Repatriation of Refugees, more than 35.000 Zionist shells slammed into areas in Lebanon during the Zionist slaughters, resulting in the following damage:

  1. Out of a total of 159 villages in south Lebanon and the west Bekaa, 81 were partially destroyed and 34 were completely destroyed. 
  2. Out of a total of 7.201 housing units damaged, 6.771 were partially damaged while 430 were completely destroyed. 
  3. One hospital was partially destroyed, 16 medical clinics were damaged and one completely destroyed. One school was completely destroyed and 56 others damaged. One administrative building was destroyed and 6 others damaged. 
  4. Two places of worship were totally destroyed and 68 others damaged. 
  5. Out of 82 electricity plants, 59 were partially damaged and 16 completely destroyed. Fifty-seven water networks and 102 telephone networks were destroyed. Forty water pumps were damaged, 16 of them completely. 
  6. One hundred and twenty-four roads were completely destroyed and 227 others damaged. Fourteen bridges were damaged, 10 of them completely destroyed. 
  7. Three hundred and seventy-seven cars were destroyed, 479 partially damaged. Forty-six bulldozers were damaged. 
  8. Fifty-two agricultural fields were damaged, 11 of them completely devastated. 
  9. Ninety-nine industrial plants were damaged, 4 completely destroyed and 1.420 storage houses were damaged, 59 of them completely destroyed.
Qana Massacre Background
APRIL 18, 1996
109 dead, 120 wounded

18 April 1996, The "ethnic cleansing" operations carried out by the Zionist terrorist
army have encompassed not only Palestinian civilians, but Lebanese civilians in south Lebanon as well. In an attempt to break the power of the Lebanese Hizbollah organization, Zionist  forces undertook a military operation against south Lebanon. This operation was
likewise based upon the Zionist mentality, supportive as it is of blood-letting and
terrorism and based upon the belief that "exercising pressure against Lebanese
citizens . . . will lead in practical terms to comprehensive, overall pressure on account
of which the Hizbollah organization will be obliged to adhere to a ceasefire."59 Given
this reasoning, Zionist forces bombed the UN shelter which was providing refuge to approximately five hundred Lebanese, most of whom were children, elderly and  women who had been forced out of their homes by (Israeli) raids on their villages, and who had been unable to get to Beirut. This bombing led to the deaths of 109 Lebanese civilians and seriously wounded 120 others. During the attack, Zionist forces used between 5 and 6 advanced bombs designed to explode above their target in order to cause the largest possible number of casualties. Moreover,  international investigations confirmed that the Zionist forces had deliberately targeted the shelter.
 
 

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