Hitsats massacre

The Hitsats massacre was a massacre at Hitsats refugee camp on or around 19 November 2020 during the Tigray War. The civilians killed were 300 Eritrean refugees, according to Europe External Programme with Africa (EEPA), and five humanitarian workers, according to The New York Times, Associated Press, and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Hitsats massacre
Part of the Tigray War
LocationHitsats refugee camp, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Date19 November 2020
TargetEritrean refugees
Attack type
  • Massacre
Deaths300
Perpetrators Eritrean Defence Forces
Tigrayan militias
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