Captured Arab Villages
| Name | Date | Defending forces | Brigade | Population (1944/45) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayt 'Affa | 2nd half of October 1948 | n/a | n/a | 700 |
| Bayt Tima | 18 October 1948 | n/a but a Saudi company here in early July |
Givati Brigade | 1,060 |
| Hulayqat | 19 October 1948 | Egyptian Army 600 regular soldiers '100 killed' |
Givati Brigade | 420 |
| Kawkaba | 20 October 1948 | Saudi Company present in June | Givati Brigade | 680 |
| Dayr Sunayd | 21 October 1948 | Egyptian Army, 9th Battalion including Gamal Abdel Nasser |
n/a | 730 |
| Beersheba | 21 October 1948 | Egyptian Army | 8th Armored Brigade, Negev Brigade | 5,570 |
| Zikrin | 22–23 October 1948 | n/a | Givati Brigade | 960 |
| Kudna | 22–23 October 1948 | none | Givati Brigade | 450 |
| 'Ajjur | 23 October 1948 | n/a | 4th Battalion, Givati Brigade | 3,730 |
| Dayr al-Dubban | 23–24 October 1948 | none | Givati Brigade | 730 |
| Bayt Jibrin | 24 October 1948 | Egyptian Army | Givati Brigade | 2,430 |
| Al-Qubayba | 28 October 1948 | none | Givati or Harel Brigade | 1,060 |
| Isdud | 28 October 1948 | Egyptians withdrew | Givati Brigade | 4,910 inc. 290 Jews |
| al-Dawayima | 29 October 1948 | no organized defense | 89th Battalion, 8th Brigade | 3,710 |
| Bayt Jirja | 30 October 1948 | n/a | Givati Brigade, Negev Brigade, Yiftach Brigade | 940 |
| Al-Khalasa | End of October | Egyptian Army | Negev Brigade | n/a |
| Hamama | 4 November 1948 | Egyptian Army | Givati Brigade | 5,070 inc. 60 Jews |
| Al-Jiyya | 4 November 1948 | n/a | Givati Brigade | 1,230 |
| Al-Jura | 4 November 1948 | no resistance | Givati Brigade | 2,420 |
| al-Majdal | 4 November 1948 | Egyptian Army | Givati Brigade, Negev Brigade, Yiftach Brigade | 9,910 |
| Hiribya | early November 1948 | Egyptian Army | n/a | 2,300 inc. 60 Jews |
| Bayt Jirja | 4–5 November 1948 | n/a | n/a | 940 |
| Barbara | 5 November 1948 | n/a | n/a | 2,410 |
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