Al-Khisas raid | |
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Part of the 1947–1949 Palestine war and the Nakba | |
Location | Al-Khisas, Mandatory Palestine |
Coordinates | 33°13′31″N 35°37′10″E / 33.22528°N 35.61944°E |
Date | 18 December 1947 |
Target | Palestinian Arabs |
Attack type | Arson, Massacre |
Deaths | 15 villagers (5 children) |
Perpetrators | Palmach, Haganah |
The al-Khisas raid, also known as the al-Khisas massacre, was an attack on the Palestinian village of al-Khisas that occurred on December 18, 1947 during the 1948 Palestine war. The attack was carried out by the Palmach's Yiftach Brigade 3rd Battalion. 15 Palestinian villagers were killed in the attack, 5 of them children.