Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 16, 1948
Distance from district center	13 (km) East of Haifa
Elevation from the sea	100 (meters)
Map location	See location number #2 on the map
Israeli military operation	Mishmar Ha'emek Battle
Israeli attacking brigade	Carmeli Brigade
Village defenders	Arab Liberation Army (headed by Fawzi al-Qawqgi) battalion made up of Syrian and Palestinian Druze volunteers.
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely destroyed, and only house walls and rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Kasayir, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Inhabitants place of origin	Khirbat al-Kasayir inhabitants were Muslims Arabs who traced their origins to North Africa.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	The Palestinian Arab town of Shefa 'Amr.
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:
"The remains of bulldozed houses and collapsed cement walls, some covered with dirt, are scattered about the site. At the western corner of the site are a well and the remains of a house, whose girders are still visible. Another well is located at the eastern corner of the site."