Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 17, 1948
Distance from district center	35 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	100 (meters)
Map location	See location number #21 on the map
Israeli military operation	Possibly Operation Barak or Operation Yo'av
Israeli attacking brigade	Giv'ati Brigade
Defenders	Egyptian Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was mostly destroyed with the exception of a single house.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Jusayr inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 12,015 Jewish 0 Public 346 Total 12,361
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Planted W/ Cereal 11,863 Built up 54 Cultivable 11,863 Non-Cultivable 444
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 330 1922 579 1922 579 1931 839 1945 1,180 1948 1,369 Est. Refugees 1998 8,406
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 246 1948 401
Schools	Jusayr had an elementary school for boys which was founded in 1937, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 74 students.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Menucha and Wardon
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"One concrete, flat-roofed house still stands in the middle of a peach orchard. Its front facade has two rectangular windows and a rectangular entrance in the middle. The debris of houses among tall grasses and weeds is visible. "

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Khalil 'Ali al-'Absi (Abu Ibrahim)
• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Ahmad Muhammad Ahmad Shatat (Abu Isam)
• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Khalil Riziq
• Nakba Oral History: Interview with Arafat al-Sabaybeh