History: April 18 (#1)

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April 18, 1996 The Israeli military commits the Qana massacre in a deliberate shelling of a United Nations compound near the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, killing 106 Lebanese civilians who were taking shelter there and wounding over 100 more.

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On April 18, in the year 1996: The Israeli military commits the Qana m assacre in a deliberate shelling of a United Nations compound near the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, killing 106 Lebanese civilians who were taking shelter there and wounding over 100 more. Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia.

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Why April 18, 1996 matters: The Israeli military commits the Qana massacre in a de liberate shelling of a United Nations compound near the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, killing 106 Lebanese civilians who were taking shelter there and wounding over 100 more. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: April 18, 1996 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: two world wars, the ri se and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: The Israeli military commits the Qana massacre in a deliberate shelling of a United Nations compound near the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, killing 106 Lebanese civilians who were taking shelter there and wounding over 100 more. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)