The Kafr Qasim massacre occurred on October 29, 1956, when Israeli border police killed 49 Arab citizens in the village of Kafr Qasim. This tragic event took place during a period of heightened tensions surrounding the Suez Crisis, and the victims were shot while returning home from work, unaware of a newly imposed curfew. The massacre was a response to the enforcement of a curfew that had not been properly communicated to the villagers. Following the incident, the Israeli government faced significant criticism, and the event remains a painful chapter in the history of Israeli-Arab relations.