Ein al-Zeitun massacre

Ein al-Zeitun massacre
Part of 1948 Palestine war
LocationEin al Zeitun
DateMay 1, 1948
Deaths23-70
VictimsArab prisoners
PerpetratorsPalmach
Ein al-Zeitun after being captured by the Yiftach Brigade. 1948
Ein al-Zeitun. Yiftach Brigade with prisoners. 1948

The Ein al Zeitun massacre[a] occurred on May 1, 1948, during the 1948 War, at the Palestinian Arab village of Ein al-Zeitun just north of Safed, then part of the British Mandate for Palestine. According to various historians, 23-70 Arab prisoners were killed by the Palmach.[1]


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  1. ^ Morris (2004), p. 289.

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