1948 War
The village was captured by Israel's 7th and Carmeli Brigades on 31 October 1948 during the Israeli Defense Force offensive, Operation Hiram. The village was completely destroyed, and only building rubble left behind. The village remained depopulated of its inhabitants. In 1950, the Jewish settlement of Ya'ara was established on the depopulated land.
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