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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	November 5, 1948
Distance from district center	18.5 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #27 on the map
Israeli military operation	End of Operation Yo'av
Defenders	Local militia
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Khisas inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 3,300 Jewish 0 Public 2,969 Total 6,269
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 191 Irrigated & Plantation 2,671 Planted W/ Cereal 423 Built up 10 Cultivable 3,285 Non-Cultivable 2,974
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 102 1922 102 1931 133 1945 150 1948 174 Est. Refugees 1998 1,069
Number of houses	In (1931): 26
Schools	al-Khisas students used to attend school at nearby village of al-Jura.
Archeological sites	The villager contained remnants of wells and burial grounds by unknown people.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	The village has been engulfed by the nearby city of Ashqelon.
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:
"Demolished houses made of cement and plaster may be seen on the site. "

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
نايف على طلب محسن	محسن	غزة, الخصاص
MOHAMMED AL-MOZANEN	Mohsen	Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA
zead	al wally/mohsen	gaza, palestine
Hassan all wall y muhssen	mohsen	gaza strip, palestine

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