Umm Sabuna, Khirbat
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Umm Sabuna was a Palestinian
Arab
village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defence Force 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.
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defence Force during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 Arab-Israeli War
The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known to Israelis as the War of Independence or War of Liberation The war commenced after the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the creation of an independent Israel at midnight on 14 May 1948 when, following a period of civil war, Arab armies invaded...
on May 21, 1948 as part of Operation Gideon
Operation Gideon
Operation Gideon was a Haganah offensive launched in the closing days of the British Mandate in Palestine, as part of the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. Its objectives were to capture Beisan , clear the surrounding villages and bedouin camps and block one of the possible entry routes...
. 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.