Following the killing of many Phalangist members , in addition to a senior Phalangist by members of the Marada Brigade militia , which was led by a fellow member of the Lebanese Front , Tony Frangieh , Bachir called for a meeting to decide on what to do about this situation . At first , the decision was to capture Tony Frangieh , and force him to surrender the members of the Marada militia who killed the Phalangists . However , there was concern about the consequences of this move . So , the decision was changed after many talks between the Phalangists present at the meeting . It was decided that the goal of the operation would be to capture the members of the Marada militia who killed the Phalangists and it would be done on Tuesday to be sure that Tony Frangieh would have finished his weekend vacation and left Ehden . On 13 June 1978 , Bachir sent a squadron of his men led by Samir Geagea and Elie Hobeika to Ehden , but what Bachir did not know is that Tony Frangieh never left Ehden since his car did not work . As soon as the squadron arrived , bullets were flying all over their heads , so they retaliated and this led to the killing of Tony Frangieh and his family , in addition to tens of members of the Marada militia . The incident is known as the Ehden massacre . Bachir was very angry about what happened , but he stood by his men
the Ehden massacre
Ehden massacre
Bachir Gemayel