Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 20, 1948
Distance from district center	10 (km) South of Baysan
Elevation from the sea	-200 (meters)
Map location	See location number #28 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Gideon
Israeli attacking brigade	Golani Brigade
Exodus Cause	Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely destroyed, and only the village cemetery remained.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Khunayzir inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 1,966 Jewish 1000 Public 141 Total 3,107
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 18 0 Irrigated & Plantation 1,658 701 Planted W/ Cereal 256 299 Cultivable 1,932 1,000 Non-Cultivable 175 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 83 1931 200 1945 260 1948 302 Est. Refugees 1998 1,852
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 47 1948 70
Town's name through history	al-Khunayzir was also known by 'Arab al-Khunayzir.
Water supplies	The springs of 'Uyun Umm al-Faraj and 'Ayn al-Khanazir used to supply the village with its water supplies.
Archeological sites	The village contains Tall Abu al-Fare which was used by the villagers as a cemetery.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Tirat Tzvi
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More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates 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:
"The only remaining landmark is a cemetery on Tall Abu al-Fare, north of the site. To the north and west of this tell are the springs of 'Uyun Umm al-Faraj and 'Ayn al-Khanazir."

• Nakba Oral History: Interview with Abdul Rahman Jawhar