Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 9, 1948
Distance from district center	4 (km) Northwest of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	75 (meters)
Map location	See location number #11 on the map
Israeli military operation	First stage of Operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade	Either Har'el Brigade or Giva'ti Brigade
Exodus Cause	Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Abu Fadl was mostly destroyed, and only five of its houses remain standing.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Mostly terrorized out after the attack on Bir Salim on the May 9th, 1948.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 2,717 Jewish 0 Public 153 Total 2,870
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 818 Irrigated & Plantation 822 Planted W/ Cereal 1,035 Built up 42 Cultivable 2,675 Non-Cultivable 153
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 1,565 1945 510 1948 592 Est. Refugees 1998 3,633
Town's name through history	The village was also known by al-Sawtariyya.
Inhabitants place of origin	Most villagers trace their roots back to nomadic Bedouins from nearby Khan Yunis (in the Occupied Gaza Strip), known by the 'Arab Abu al-Fadl or al-Satariyya.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	The suburbs of Rishon le-Tziyyon
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More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates 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:
"Of the original village houses, no more than five still stand, deserted and nearly collapsing. One of these houses, located at the edge of a citrus grove, is made of cement blocks, with rectangular doors and windows and a tiled, sloping roof".

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Ahmad al-Nims