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al-Jawfa, Khirbat
District of Jinin
خربة الجوْفة - ח'ירבת אל-ג'ופה
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

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Israeli occupation date May 12, 1948

Distance from district center 12 (km) Northeast of Jinin

Elevation from the sea -5 (meters)

Map location See location number #6 on the map

Israeli military operation Operation Gideon

Israeli attacking brigade Golani Brigade

Refugees' migration route After the fall of Baysan on the May 15th, 1948, al-Jawfa's remaining population mostly fled to the Jinin area.

Exodus Cause Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis Khirbat al-Jawfa was completely obliterated, and only house rubble left behind.

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis al-Jawfa, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Village lands fell mostly on the armistice line between Israel and the occupied West Bank. On the Israeli side, the settlement of Ma'ale Gilbo'a was built in 1962.

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Although sections of some walls still stand, most of the former houses have been reduced to rubble. The entire area has been fenced in and is used as a grazing area for cows. A large water tank belonging to kibbutz Ma'ale Gilbo'a is on the site

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The center of the village site center, 1990

A view of the village land, 1990

Village lands now us as pasture by Jewish settlers, 1990

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Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Sign al-Jawfa, Khirbat's Guest Book - سجل الزوار	0
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Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return? هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟	0

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