Phalangists entered Palestinian camps on September 16 at 6:00 PM and remained until the morning of September 19 , massacring 700 – 800 Palestinians , according to official Israeli statistics , " none apparently members of any PLO unit " . These are known as the Sabra and Shatila massacre . It is believed that the Phalangists considered it retaliation for Gemayel 's assassination and for the Damour massacre which PLO fighters had committed earlier in a Christian town
Sabra and Shatila massacre
Sabra and Shatila massacre
History of Lebanon