" Hundreds of armed Phalangists were driven to the site of this event by the IDF, which had just invaded West Beirut.
The probable lead perpetrator of this action had earned the nickname "Chef Edward" during similar forays a decade earlier, and went on to become a local warlord based in Zahle. One participant in this event defended his actions as a merely formally complying with UNSCR 520 during a $50 million libel suit against Time stemming from this event, which was preceded by a bomb detonation that killed Bachir Gemayel, enraging the Kataeb Party. Elie Hobeika's forces were able to carry on slaughtering people through the night thanks to flares fired from a third party, which led the Kahan Commission to declare the sitting Defense Minister "personally responsible." Hundreds of armed Phalangists were driven to the site of this event by the IDF, which had just invaded West Beirut. For 10 points, identify this 1982 massacre in which Ariel Sharon ushered pissed off, armed Lebanese Maronite into the two namesake Palestinian refugee camps and was then totally astonished when they slaughtered thousands of residents.
The probable lead perpetrator of this action had earned the nickname "Chef Edward" during similar forays a decade earlier, and went on to become a local warlord based in Zahle.
{Sabra} and {Shatila} Massacre