Today is the 22nd anniversary of the massacres at the Sabra-Shatila refugee camp massacres in Lebanon in 1982. Over a three-day period, members of the Lebanese Christian militias, with the support of Israeli troops, killed at least 1,000 Palestinians living in the camp complex. This is how the Guardian reported the massacre at the time.
Nineteen years later, survivors filed a complaint against the Israeli prime minister, Areil Sharon - who was defence minister at the time - and other officials. The complaint, filed in a Belgian court, claimed they should be charged with war crimes.
Human rights groups, such as Human Rights Watch have also campaigned for Mr Sharon to be investigated in connection with the massacre. However, Israel has consistently rejected the claims, saying it helped put an end. But
Israel had rejected the claims and says it helped put an end to the killings in the camps.
The Shatila camp remains open and is home to around 12,000 Palestinian refugees, many of them living in difficult conditions.
Jackie Dent
