ICRC delegate Jacques de Reynier enters the village on 11 April and describes bodies and survivors in his 13 April report. Early estimates differ and are not repeated here as a definitive death toll. This entry distinguishes the attack date from the humanitarian visit.
Deir Yassin: Palestinian villagers massacred
On 9 April 1948, Irgun and Lehi forces attack Deir Yassin near Jerusalem and kill Palestinian inhabitants, including civilians.