Sha'ab | ||
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District | North | |
Government | Local council | |
Hebrew | שַׁעַבּ | |
Arabic | شعب | |
Population | 6,000 (2006) | |
Area | 5442 dunams (5.442 km2; 2.101 sq mi) | |
Coordinates | 32°53′28.16″N 35°14′27.2″E / 32.8911556°N 35.240889°ECoordinates: 32°53′28.16″N 35°14′27.2″E / 32.8911556°N 35.240889°E |
Sha'ab (Arabic: شعب; Hebrew: שַׁעַבּ) is an Israeli-Arab town (a local council) in the North District of Israel. It has 5,442 dunams (6.4 km²) of land under its jurisdiction and in 2006 had a population 6,000.
It was captured by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on July 19, 1948 during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The villagers surrendered without a fight,[1] and it was subsequently depopulated. It was found by the IDF's Ninth Brigade still to be inhabited in December 1948, and the residents were expelled on foot.[2] It was later repopulated by the Israelis with Arabs expelled from elsewhere to prevent its inhabitants from returning.[3]
See also[]
- List of Arab localities in Israel
- List of Arab towns and villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
Notes[]
References[]
- Morris, Benny. Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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