During Israel 's 1982 invasion of Lebanon , Hobeika was the liaison officer to Mossad . On 15 September , following the assassination of President-elect Bashir Gemayel the previous day , the Israeli army took over west Beirut . Minister Of Defence , Ariel Sharon and Chief of Staff , General Raful Eitan had decided that the IDF would not enter the Palestinain refugee camps but this task should be undertaken by Lebanese Christian militias . On the night of 16 September 1982 , Hobeika , was on the top floor of the Israeli forward command post , when the first 150 militiamen entered the Sabra and Shatila camps , which had been evacuated by the PLO at the beginning of September . Two hours after the first Phalangist force entered Shatilla camp one of the militiamen radioed Hobeika asking what to do with 50 women and children they had taken prisoner . Hobeika 's response was overheard by an Israeli officer , who testified that Hobeika replied : " This is the last time you 're going to ask me a question like that ; you know exactly what to do . " Other Phalangists on the roof started laughing . Brigadier General Yaron asked Lieutenant Elul , Chef de Bureau of the Divisional Commander , what the laughter was about and Elul translated what Hobeika had said . Yaron then had a five-minute conversation , in English , with Hobeika . What was said is unknown . Over the next three days , LF forces killed between 762 and 3,500 residents of the camp . Until 1985 , Hobeika sided with Israel . However , then he began to support Syria 's presence in Lebanon
the Sabra and Shatila
Sabra and Shatila massacre
Elie Hobeika