Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 21, 1948
Distance from district center	17.5 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea	675 (meters)
Map location	See location number #35 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation ha-Har
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Beit 'Itab was completely obliterated with the exception of some house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Bayt 'Itab inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Village clans or hamolas	The famous Lahham family which at one point in the 19th century controlled as much as 24 neighboring villages in the Jerusalem area.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,447 Jewish 0 Public 3,310 Total 8,757
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 665 Area planted w/ olives 116 Planted W/ Cereal 1,400 Built up 14 Cultivable 2,065 Non-Cultivable 6,678
Population before occupation	Year Population 19th century 700 1922 504 1931 606 1945 540 1948 626 Est. Refugees 1998 3,847
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 187 1948 193
Town's name through history	The Romans referred to the Beit 'Itab by Enadab, and the Crusaders called it Bethahatap.
Nearby wadies & rivers	Wadi al-Maghara is situated southwest of the village lands.
Archeological sites	Beit 'Itab contains the ruins of an old Crusader fortress.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Nes Harim
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:
"The site is covered with large amounts of rubble from the demolished village houses. The remains of the Crusader fortress are prominent on it. There are two cemeteries east and west of the village.

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Izzat Milhem al-Laham, Bayt 'Itab
• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Ali Ismael Milhim, Bayt 'Itab