Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 12, 1948
Distance from district center	8 (km) Northeast of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	125 (meters)
Map location	See location number #8 on the map
Israeli military operation	First stage of Operation Dani
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	On September 14th, 1948, al-Haditha was mostly destroyed with the exception of one house remain standing.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Haditha inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 6,544 Jewish 157 Public 409 Total 7,110
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 10 0 Irrigated & Plantation 246 0 Area planted w/ olives 200 0 Planted W/ Cereal 4,421 102 Built up 16 0 Cultivable 4,677 102 Non-Cultivable 2,260 55
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 415 1931 520 1945 760 1948 882 Est. Refugees 1998 5,414
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 119 1948 201
Town's name through history	In Biblical times, al-Haditha was referred to by Hadid, and during the Hellenistic it was known by 'Adida.
Schools	An elementary school for boys which was founded in 1924, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 42 students.
Nearby wadies & rivers	al-Haditha is situated on the west bank of Wadi al-Natuf.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Chadid
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:
"The stone and concrete rubble of destroyed houses is visible on the site. Only one house remains; it is sealed and deserted. It has a gabled, tiled roof, and a sign ('BROADWAY 80') is glued to one of its walls."

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