Some Christians, especially Lebanese Christians, believe the village of Qana, in southern Lebanon to have been the actual location of this event.
Pope Benedict's pleas to stop the carnage, particularly after an Israeli air raid killed many civilians in Qana, have echoed the dramatic appeals of Pope John Paul during times of Mideast conflict.
Some commentators have pointed out similarities to the 1996 shelling of Qana, in which over 100 civilians were killed by Israeli anti-personnel shells on a UN compound.
Qana airstrike, also known as the Second Qana massacre, an attack in July 2006 on a civilian building near Qana, Lebanon
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1996 shelling of Qana, also known as the First Qana massacre, an attack on a UN compound near Qana, Lebanon