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| 'Ayn al-Zaytun District of Safad عين الزيتون - עין א-זיתון Ethnically cleansed days ago |
During the battle the majority of the male inhabitants fled the town, and
soon after occupation the remaining 'Ayn al-Zaytun women, children, and senior
citizens were rounded by the Palmah troops and then ethnically cleansed with
shots fired over their heads to speed their evection from their homes. On the
3rd of May, some of the village inhabitants attempted to come back to their
homes, but they were fired upon and one person was killed (Benny Morris, p. 102).
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
May 2, 1948
Distance from district center
1.5 (km) North East of Safad
Elevation from the sea
700 (meters)
Map location
See location number #61 on the map
Israeli acts of terror
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisOn May 3rd 1948, the village was mostly destroyed with the exception of few deserted house.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis'Ayn al-Zaytun inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
1,054
Jewish
0
Public
46
Total
1,100
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
477
Area planted w/ olives
150
Planted W/ Cereal
280
Built up
35
Cultivable
757
Non-Cultivable
308
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1596
622
19th century
200
1922
386
1931
567
1945
820
1948
951
Est. Refugees 1998
5,841
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
127
1948
213
Nearby wadies & rivers
The village was situated on the western slopes of Wadi al-Dilb
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
No settlements on village lands
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:
The rubble of destroyed stone houses is scattered throughout the site, which is otherwise overgrown with olive trees and cactuses. A few deserted houses remain, some with round arched entrances and tall windows with various arched designs. In one of the remaining houses, the smooth stone above the entrance arch is inscribed with Arabic calligraphy, a fixture of Palestinian architecture. The well and the village spring also remain
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