| Statistic/Fact |
Value |
| Israeli occupation date |
May 16, 1948 |
| Distance from district center |
17 (km) North East of Safad |
| Elevation from the sea |
375 (meters) |
| Map location |
See location number #26 on the map |
| Israeli military operation |
Operation Yiftach (commanded by the ethnic cleansing champion Yigal Allon) |
| Israeli attacking brigade |
The Palmach's First Battalion |
| Defenders |
Local militia & Arab Liberation Army |
| Exodus Cause |
Military assault by Jewish troops |
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis |
The village has been mostly destroyed with the exception of the shrine for al-Nabi Yashoa' and few deserted village houses. |
| Ethnically cleansed by Israelis |
al-Nabi Yusha' inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. |
| Land ownership before occupation |
| Ethnic Group |
Land Ownership (Dunums) |
| Arab |
3,616 |
| Jewish |
0 |
| Public |
1 |
| Total |
3,617 |
|
| Land usage in 1945 |
| Land Usage Type |
Arab (Dunum) |
| Planted W/ Cereal |
640 |
| Built up |
16 |
| Cultivable |
640 |
| Non-Cultivable |
2,961 |
|
Population
before occupation |
| Year |
Population |
| 1931 |
52 |
| 1945 |
70 |
| 1948 |
81 |
| Est. Refugees 1998 |
499 |
|
| Number of houses |
| Year |
Number of houses |
| 1931 |
12 |
| 1948 |
18 |
|
| Religious institutions |
One mosque close to the shrine |
| Shrines/maqams |
The village maintained a shrine for al-Nabi Yusha' (still standing, but in need of serious renovation guys!) |
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands |
Ramot Naftali |
| Related Maps |
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