December 2020 Gijet massacre

The December 2020 Gijet massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Gijet (Tigrinya: ጊጀት) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 30 December 2020. Gijet is the central town of woreda Saharti, southeastern zone of Tigray.

Gijet massacre
Part of Tigray War
Gijet
Gijet
Location of Gijet in Tigray (Ethiopia)
LocationGijet (Tigrinya: ጊጀት), Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Date30 December 2020
TargetTigrayans
Attack type
  • Mass killing
  • Shelling
Deaths21 civilians
Perpetrators Ethiopian National Defence Force
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