Battle of Hebron

Battle of Hebron / 1834 Hebron massacre
	Part of Peasants' revolt in Palestine
Date	Early August 1834
Location	Hebron-Part of Egyptian-ruled provinces of Damascus Eyalet, nominally part of the Ottoman Empire
Result	Egyptian victory Massacre of inhabitants; Conscription orders carried out; Plunder of town;
Belligerents
Egypt Eyalet	Rebels of Hebron and Jabal Nablus Qasim and Barqawi clans of Jabal Nablus; 'Amr tribe of Hebron Hills;
Commanders and leaders
Ibrahim Pasha	Qasim al-Ahmad; Abd al-Rahman 'Amr; 'Isa al-Barqawi
Strength
4,000 (infantry) ; 2,000 cavalry	N/A
Casualties and losses
260	500 killed (rebels and civilians, including 12 Jews)

The Battle of Hebron and 1834 Hebron massacre occurred in early August 1834, when the forces of Ibrahim Pasha launched an assault against Hebron to crush the last pocket of significant resistance in Palestine during the Peasants' revolt in Palestine. After heavy street battles, the Egyptian Army defeated the rebels of Hebron, and afterward subjected Hebron's inhabitants to violence following the fall of the city. About 500 civilians and rebels were killed, while the Egyptian Army experienced 260 casualties.

Although the Jews had not participated in the uprising and despite Ibrahim Pasha's assurances that the Jewish quarter would be left unharmed, Hebronite Jews were attacked. A total of 12 Jews were killed. The Jews of Hebron later referred to the events as a Yagma el Gabireh ("great destruction").

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