Masil al-Jizl
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| Masil al-Jizl | |
| Arabic | |
| Also Spelled | Arab al-Zinati[1] |
| Sub-district | Baysan |
| Population | 197 (1948) |
| Area | |
| Date of depopulation | May 31, 1948 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | |
Masil al-Jizl was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defence Force during the Arab-Israeli War. It was attacked on May 31, 1948 as part of Operation Gideon. In 1931 it had a population of 197, by 1948 this had declined to 116. 47 houses were located in the village before it was depopulated.
References [edit]
- ^ Khalidi, 1992, p.55
Bibliography [edit]
- Hadawi, Sami (1970), Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
Coordinates: 32°27′15″N 35°33′26″E / 32.45417°N 35.55722°E
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