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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 30, 1948
Distance from district center	19.5 (km) Northeast of Acre
Elevation from the sea	150 (meters)
Map location	See location number #8 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Hiram
Israeli attacking brigade	'Arab al-Samniyya was attacked by units drawn from four different Israeli brigades (Sheva', Carmeli, Golani, and 'Oded).
Israeli acts of terror	Massacre occured by Jewish troops against the town's inhabitants.
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	'Arab al-Samniyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 1,872 Jewish 0 Public 0 Total 1,872
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 22 Planted W/ Cereal 174 Cultivable 196 Non-Cultivable 1,676
Population before occupation	Year Population 1945 200 1948 232 Est. Refugees 1998 1,425
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Ya'ara
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Only the stone rubble of houses, crumbling walls, and a few roofs remain of the village buildings."

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Clan/Hamolah

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