Today, amid the Israeli military's ongoing war on Palestinians in Gaza, we commemorate the Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon. 🧵 
Between 16 and 18 September 1982, Lebanese Phalangist militants entered the Beirut refugee camp of Sabra and Shatila, and killed and injured hundreds of unarmed Palestinian and other civilians inside.
The camp’s residents were defenseless.
The camp’s residents were defenseless.
The Israeli army, who had invaded Lebanon earlier that year and had surrounded the camp did not intervene.
Dr Swee Chai Ang refused to leave the hospital where she was working inside the camp. She worked tirelessly to save the injured and protect her patients during the massacre
Dr Swee Chai Ang refused to leave the hospital where she was working inside the camp. She worked tirelessly to save the injured and protect her patients during the massacre
On her return to London, Dr Ang joined with fellow medical professionals and humanitarians to establish MAP, in order to send doctors and nurses to work in the Palestinian refugee camps and provide frontline care.
"It has been 42 years since the horrors of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, and it is outraging to see Palestinians continue to experience massacres and injustices everyday."
- Wafa Dakwar, MAP's Lebanon Director.
- Wafa Dakwar, MAP's Lebanon Director.
More than 40 years on, MAP remains committed to justice for victims of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, and we continue to support the rights to health and dignity of all Palestinians.
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