Deir Yassin

What happened at Deir Yassin?

100 Irgun and Lehi fighters massacred over 100 of the villages inhabitants, including women and children.

When did Deir Yassin happen?

9th April 1948.

Why did Deir Yassin happen?

Begin claimed that the village was a base for Arab fighters.

What was the result of Deir Yassin?

Arab fighters responded by ambushing a convoy of Jewish nurses and doctors. They killed 70.

How did Deir Yassin result in refugees?

Many were worried they would die like those at Deir Yassin so instead they fled to surrounding Arab nations. Some 250,000 left Palestine.