On October 29 , 1956 , on the eve of the joint Israeli , French and British invasion of Egypt , Israel moved up the time of the local curfew as it was concerned that nearby Jordan would enter the fighting . After the curfew ended , a platoon of Israeli border police ( MAGAV ) who had been sent to the area encountered and killed 49 villagers returning to Kafr Qasim from their work in the fields . Though the village head had been informed a half an hour before the military curfew started , he informed the Israeli commander that the fellahin and shepherds could not be notified in time that the curfew had been imposed . The incident became known as the Kafr Qasim massacre . In December 2007 , President of Israel Shimon Peres formally apologised for the massacre . In 1959 , the town was granted local council status by the Israeli Interior Ministry
Kafr Qasim massacre
Kafr Qasim massacre
Kafr Qasim