Ras Sedr massacre

Ras Sedr massacre (in Hebrew: טבח ראס סודר) is a claimed mass murder of dozens of Egyptian prisoners of war that reportedly took place immediately after a paratrooper unit of Israel Defense Forces conquered Ras Sedr (also known as Ras Sudr) during the Six-Day War.

Reports of the massacre

In June 2000, Egypt's Al-Wafd newspaper reported that a mass grave was discovered in Ras sedr, containing remains of 52 prisoners of war killed by Israeli forces during the war. The report said that some of the skulls had bullet holes in them, "which proves that the soldiers were executed."[1][2]

In April 2009, Haaretz reported that Israeli television director Ram Loevy had heard about the massacre shortly after the war, from fellow paratroopers in his unit. After testifying in Metzah, he was removed from the unit.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "New Mass Grave of 1967 War POWs discovered in Ras Sedr". Al Jazirah (in Arabic). June 28, 2000.
  2. ↑ Agence France-Presse (June 26, 2000). "'Executed' Egyptain troops' grave found". Independent Online (South Africa).
  3. ↑ Nurith Gertz (April 14, 2009). "Memory of The Old Shepherd Became a Bad Ghost". Haaretz (in Hebrew).

Coordinates: 29°35′30″N 32°42′20″E / 29.59167°N 32.70556°E / 29.59167; 32.70556

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