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| District of Hebron
Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Statistic & Fact | Value | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli occupation date | October 21, 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Distance from district | 21 (km) Northwest of Hebron | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 425 (meters) | ||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location #4 on the map View from satellite |
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| Military Operation against town | Operation ha-Har | ||||||||||||||
| Attacking Units | Fourth Battalion of the Har'el Brigade | ||||||||||||||
| Defenders | Egyptian Muslim Brotherhoods, local Palestinian militias and some Arab Liberation Army volunteers. | ||||||||||||||
| Refugees' migration route | Many of Bayt Natiff's inhabitants headed for the Hebron hills, and some stayed in the nearby caves for some time. | ||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction | Bayt Natiff was completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind. | ||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansing by Israelis |
Bayt Nattif inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||||
| Terminating refugee camps | Villagers mostly live in Deheishe, 'Aida, and 'Azza Refugee Camps (in the occupied Bethlehem District) | ||||||||||||||
| Pre-Nakba land ownership |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Population |
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| Number of houses | In (1931): 329 (includes Khirbat Umm al-Rus) | ||||||||||||||
| Town's name through history | The Old Testament referred to Bayt Nattif by Tappuach, and the Romans called it Beyt Letepha. | ||||||||||||||
| Schools | The village had an elementary school for boys. | ||||||||||||||
| Religious institutions | One mosque | ||||||||||||||
| Shrines/maqams | Bayt Nattif contained several shrines, the most prominent among of these shrines was dedicated to al-Shaykh Ibrahim. | ||||||||||||||
| Water supply | Bayt Natif had three wells which supplied it with its water needs. | ||||||||||||||
| Archeological sites | The village has about a dozen khirbas lay nearby in its vicinity. | ||||||||||||||
| Exculsive Jewish colonies that usurped village lands |
Neliv ha-Lamed-He, Avi'ezer, Roglit, and Newe Mikha'el. | ||||||||||||||
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| Related Maps | خرائط للقضاء توضح حدود القرى والاودية Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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| More Information | في كتاب كي لا ننسى في كتاب بلادنا فلسطين المزيد من موقع هوية |
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Piles of rubble that have been cleared by bulldozers are scattered over a wide area. Six steel beams stand in the midst of the debris at the site's center. In the rubble one can also see the remnants of arched house entrances."
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Nakba Oral History Interview from Abu al-Sous on Vimeo. |
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Nakba Oral History Interview from Abu al-Sous on Vimeo. |
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| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| ليسا المشايخ | المشايخ | ابو ظبي, الامارات العربية |
| obaida karamh | - | مخيم العروب شمال الخليل |
| يحيى زكريا سلامة الغروز | الغروز | عمان |
| Hassan Hamdo Mahmoud Jaber | Sawaqiq | - |
| ابو حميدة | - | عمان |
| وليد الدبس | بيت نتيف - الدبس | الخبر, الخبر |
| ابوجواد | - | ابوظبي, ابوظبي |
| ابو اشرف | المشايخ | سوريا, سوريا |
| Imad Abu Srour | abu srour | abu dhabi |
| abu roobbe | ikhmayes | NY, United States |
| saedbasheer | بشير | الضفة الغربية, بيت نتيف |
| montaha rajab | مشايخ | - |
| عيد | اخميس | الاردن, الاردن |
| ابن فلسطين | اخميس | - |
| Abu Abdulla | - | Amman, Jordan |
| محمد ابو ريالة | ابو ريالة | بيت لحم |
| ابوالبراء | بيت نتيف | البقعة, البقعة |
| عمر جميل المشايخ | المشايخ | ابو ظبي |
| سيما جمال المشايخ | المشايخ | عمان |
| جمال جميل المشايخ | المشايخ | ابو ظبي |
| abo qasswal | قصول | الاردن, الاردن |
| ابواحمد | ابوعياش | الزرقاء, الزرقاء |
| yousef bassam omar | a3mar | jordan, jordan |
| سماعنه | أعمر | عمان الاردن |
| lozan ikhmayees | ikhmayees | - |
| هاني اخميس | - | - |
| ربيع عبدالحافظ احمد حمدالله | حمدالله | الزرقاء, الاردن |
| محمد حمدالله | حمدالله | الزرقاء, الاردن |
| رائد محمد عقل | المشايخ | - |
| احمد دندن | - | الزرقاء, الاردن |
| احمد علي احمد السيد احمد | السيد احمد | amman, jordan |
| يوسف فتحي ابو حميدة | السماعنة | الاردن, الاردن |
| بنت الخليل | السماعنة | الاردن, المقابلين |
| Mohamad A D Alsayedahmad | - | - |
| هيثم كعوش | كعوش | الزرقاء, الاردن |
| أم أسامة | المشايخ | الزرقاء, الأردن |
| محمد يحيى كعوش | كعوش | الزرقاء, الاردن |
| جمعية السماعنة | بيت نتيف | عمان, الاردن |
| YAHIA -ALMASHAIEKH | المشايخ | عمان, الاردن |
| eng.zakariya | المشايخ | عمان, الاردن |
| نانسي ياسر ذيب الدبس | الدبس | بيت لحم |
| BEBO | - | - |
| osama al asmar | - | amman |
| abushaireh | abu shaireh | veneto, Italy |
| fayez nasralla | nasralla | bayern, germany |
| أبو ياسين الغروز | أبو عيسى | - |
| ابو عمر نانوس | نانوس | zarka, zarka |
| محمد احمد ابوحلاوه | - | عمان, الاردن |
| Omar Ekhmies | Ekhmies | jordan, jordan |
| Abu Mohammad | - | Jordan-Zarqa |
| ديمة | - | - |
| يحيى | ابو جاجة المشايخ | jordan, jordan |
| حازم عبد الحميد ابو حميده | ابو حميده | عمان |
| رزق ابو جاجة | ابو جاجة | jordan, jordan |
| Bayan Ramadan Mohammad Nasralla | Shawakek-NASRALLA | Amman, jordan |
| ibrahim issa abu srour | abu srour | bethlehem, palestine |
| ابو علاء | ابو سرور | - |
| نضال دندن | الشواقيق | الزرقاء, الاردن |
| ابراهيم المشايخ | المشايخ | عمان, الاردن |
| moodisaied | assayed ahmad | UAE, UAE |
| IBRAHIM ABDULKHALEQ SALEM | ABU MOHAMMAD | JUBAIL, SAUDI ARABIA |
| issa.yusuf.issa.ikhmayis | ikhmayis | amman-jordan |
| yusuf.muad.yusuf.issa.ikhmayis | ikhmayis | amman-jordan |
| MUAD YUSUF IKMAYIS | ikmayis | amman-jordan |
| OBEI YUSUF IKMAYIS | ikmayis | amman-jordan |
| waled obei yusuf issa ikhmayis | ikmayis | amman, jordan |
| muhamed yusuf issa ikhmaies | - | amman-jordan |
| هاني حمدو محمود عايش | ابو حميدة | amman-al-zohour, jordan |
| Dr.Ibrahim h.Abu Srour | ABU SROUR | SPAIN, SPAIN |
| banan barakat | Barakat | Amman |
| Mohamed Sadi Barakat | Abo Rashed | Amman, Jordan |
| Majd Abu Halaweh | Abu halaweh | Palestine, Ramallah |
| وليد الدبس | الدبس | الاردن, الاردن |
| ahmad_sunris | - | - |
| حسام ابوزنيد ابوزنيد الشرحة | الشرحة | - |
| abdelkarim abusrour | abusrour | ontario, canada |
| Tarek Abu Halawa | - | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Abu Aljuj | Ikhmayes | New york, New york |
| ابو كبر | - | - |
| abu baraa | ikhmies | estearn, saudia arabia |
| mutasim | - | incheon, s korea |
| ahmad | hamdan | - |
| zahra ikhmaies | ikhmaies | New York, U.S.A |
| Osama-Hamdan | Abu Mohammed | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| Ruba Al-Ghrouz | Al-Ghroz | Farwaniya, Kuwait |
| samy ikhmayis | IKHMAYIS | SAN PAULO, brazil |
| BRUNO | IKHMAYIS | sao paulo, brazil |
| akram karama | karama | hebron, palestine |
| Ziyad Muslat | - | Ottawa, Canada |
| Emad Abu Nahle | Abu Nahle | - |
| Jihad Hafez Yousef Ikhmayes | Ikhmayes | Jordan, Jordan |
| Mohammad Hamdi Yacoub Ikhmais | Ikhmais | Jordan, Jordan |
| Bassel Nemer Yousef Ikhmies | Ikhmies | JORDAN, jordan |
| NEDAL IKHMAIS | Ikhmais | Jordan, Jordan |
| Prof. Ibrahim Alghrouz | Alghrouz | Jerusalem, Palestine |
| Yahia Zakareia Salameh Al Groze | Al Groze | Nuzha Amman, Jordan |
| Fatima Zakaria Salameh Al Groze | Al Groze | Jordan, Jordan |
| Mohammed Zakareia Salameh Al Groze | Al Groze | Jordan, Jordan |
| Mustafa Al Groze | Al Groze | riyadh, saudi arabia |
| Ayman Abu Reyaleh | Abu Reyaleh / أبوريالة | Amman, Jordan |
| waleed issa ahmad ikhmayis | ikhmayis | brazil |
| Muthana Nihad Hafez Yousf Ahmad Ikhmayes | Ikhmayes | New York, U.S.A. |
| Mohamed Kifah Hafez Yosef Ahmad Ikhmayes | Ikhmayes | NY, USA |
| Ismael ABUAYYASH | ABUAYYASH | Amman, Jordan |
| anees | Abu Odeh | Jordan |
| امـــجــد كيلاني | كيلاني | الخبر, الخبر |
| ishaq | Nahleh | - |
| KHALID AL ASMAR | - | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| A Muslet | Muslet | USA |
| Ziad Abdel Razaq | Sayed Ahmad | Amman, Jordan |
| Ziad Fathi Al-Asmar | - | Amman, Jordan |
| Nada Al-Asmar | Kawash | Amman, Jordan |
| Hanan Fathi Al-Asmar | Kawash | Amman, Jordan |
| Tareq Al-Asmar | - | Amman, Jordan |
| Jamal Abdul Razzak | Sayyed Ahmad | Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia |
| Fayez Abdel Razaq | Al sayyed Ahmad | TX, USA |
| Saleh Abdel Razaq | Alsayyed Ahmad | Texas, USA |
| mohammad turki | الشواقيق - تركي | jordan, jordan |
| said al-sayyed ahmed | - | amman |
| Ahaj Tawfeek | Tawfeek abdelrahman | Texas, Texas |
| shady | abu halawa | damascus, syria |
| mohammed A.Rahman | hammad al-sayd Ahmad | amman, Jordan |
| Osama Yousef Al Sayyed Ahmad | Al Sayyed Ahmad | - |
| Dr.sa'adi abdalhamed abu-halawah | abu-halawah | amman, jordan |
| Tamer sa'adi abu-halawah | abu-halawah | amman, jordan |
| Abu mozn | Sayed Ahmad | - |
| طه بن الشيخ ابراهيم ابوحميدة | أبوحميدة | عسير, السعودية |