Siege of Tel al-Zaatar

The Siege of Tel al-Zaatar (Arabic: معركة تل الزعتر‎‎), also known as the Tel al-Zaatar Massacre, was an armed siege which took place during the Lebanese Civil War in 1976. Tel al-Zaatar (The Hill of Thyme) was a UNRWA administered Palestinian Refugee camp housing approximately 50,000-60,000 refugees in northeast Beirut.

Siege of Tel al-Zaatar

The Siege of Tel al-Zaatar (Arabic: معركة تل الزعتر‎‎), also known as the Tel al-Zaatar Massacre, was an armed siege which took place during the Lebanese Civil War in 1976. Tel al-Zaatar (The Hill of Thyme) was a UNRWA administered Palestinian Refugee camp housing approximately 50,000-60,000 refugees in northeast Beirut.