Nabatieh refugee camp

Nabatieh^[a] refugee camp was a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon. Established in 1956 by UNRWA,^{[1][better source needed]} the camp was destroyed by Israel in 1974.^[2] Conducted as a retaliation for the Ma'alot massacre, the Israeli bombing of the camp killed 27-50 people and injured 100-184.^[3][4][5][6]

Nabatieh refugee camp circa 1969

Nabatieh camp before and after its destruction by the Israeli military on 16 May 1974

The 1974 film They Do Not Exist by Palestinian filmmaker Mustafa Abu Ali documents the destruction of the camp.^[7]

See also

• Tel al-Zaatar refugee camp

Notes

1. Arabic: نبطية, also transliterated as Nabatiyeh