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Events on Thursday 18 April 1996 1
1996Qana Massacre in LebanonIsraeli shelling of a UN compound kills over a hundred refugeesDuring Israel's "Operation Grapes of Wrath" offensive against Hezbollah, Israeli artillery shells struck a United Nations compound in Qana, southern Lebanon, where civilians had taken shelter. More than 100 people were killed. The incident drew international condemnation and hastened a ceasefire ending the operation.