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Khirbat Umm Sabuna

Coordinates: 32°35′10″N 35°32′32″E / 32.58611°N 35.54222°E / 32.58611; 35.54222
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Template:Infobox former Arab villages in Palestine

Umm Sabuna was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 21, 1948 as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 10.5 km northeast of Baysan and the 'Ayn Umm-Sabuna provided the village with water.

The population in 1948 was 868.

References

  • 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.

32°35′10″N 35°32′32″E / 32.58611°N 35.54222°E / 32.58611; 35.54222