Arab Localities Captured in Operation Dekel
Name | Date | Brigade | Population |
---|---|---|---|
Kuwaykat | 10 July | 7th Armoured Brigade and Carmeli Brigade | n/a |
Jiddin, Khirbat | 10–11 July | 1,500 | |
Ma'lul | 14 July | 690 | |
Saffuriyya | 15 July | Sheva' (7th) Brigade with two Battalions from Carmeli Brigade |
4,330 |
Amqa | 15–16 July | 7th Armoured Brigade and Carmeli Brigade | 1,240 |
al-Damun | 15–16 July | 7th Armoured Brigade | 1,310 |
Mi'ar | 15–18 July | 7th Armoured Brigade | 770 |
Nahf | 15–18 July | 7th Armoured Brigade | n/a |
Sakhnin | 15–18 July | 7th Armoured Brigade | n/a |
Nazareth | 16 July | 14,200 | |
Lubya | 16 July | 2,350 | |
Hittin | 16–17 July | 7th Armoured Brigade | 1,190 |
Nimrin | 16–17 July | 320 | |
Sha'ab | 18 July | n/a | |
Al-Birwa | 18 July | 260 |
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