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In the midst of the Suez Crisis, Palestinian refugees are shot dead in Rafah by Israel Defense Force soldiers following the invasion of the Gaza Strip.
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Suez Crisis
1956 British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt
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Palestinian refugees
Displaced persons and refugees
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1956 Rafah massacre
Israeli killing of Palestinians in the Suez Crisis
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Combined military forces of Israel
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Gaza Strip
Autonomous territory within Palestine
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