On July 24, 1834, the Hebron Massacre took place, killing 500 civilians. Sephardic Jews refer to the massacre as Yagma al Gabire in Arabic, translating to “The Great Destruction.”Frustrated with the policies of taxation and conscription imposed upon them, the Arab peasants of Jerusalem, Tzfat, and Hebron rose up in rebellion against their Turkish and Egyptian rulers in the summer of 1834. Ibrahim Pasha, the general in charge of Egypt’s armies, deployed his troops to crush the rebellion. The Egyptian forces killed Arabs and Jews without much distinction, even though Pasha assured the Jews that they would not be hurt. Many of the Arab inhabitants of Hebron fled to the mountains, while others stayed to resist the Egyptian soldiers. Once the Arabs were gone, the Egyptians attacked the Jewish community of Hebron, which had remained in the city. While both Muslims and Jews were killed during the attack, the main target of violence was the Jewish community. Women and girls were publicly assaulted in front of their families, while their fathers and brothers were murdered. Synagogues were set on fire, Torah scrolls were desecrated, and their properties, especially any gold, silver, and/or other precious items, were stolen and never given back, plunging the Jewish community into poverty for years afterward.