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Hebron massacre
The term Hebron massacre can refer to:
- Arab riots in Palestine of 1929, when 67 Jews were killed in Hebron, followed by evacuation of that ancient Jewish community.
- A mass murder of 29 Palestinian Muslim worshippers committed by Jewish extremist Baruch Goldstein on February 25, 1994.
- The killing of 12 Israeli soliders and security forces and wounding of 16 civilians, after Palestinians opened fire with rifles and grenades on a group of Jews (accompanied by an armed escort) returning from Sabbath prayers at the Tomb of the Patriarchs, then ambushed soldiers, ambulances, and rescue workers who arrived at the scene in response to the attack on November 15, 2002.
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