Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	June 9, 1948
Distance from district center	40 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	50 (meters)
Map location	See location number #3 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Barak
Israeli attacking brigade	First Battalion of the Giv'ati Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been mostly destroyed with the exception of few deserted houses.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Yasur inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 13,102 Jewish 2,871 Public 417 Total 16,390
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 636 741 Irrigated & Plantation 180 13 Planted W/ Cereal 12,173 2,117 Built up 35 0 Cultivable 12,989 2,871 Non-Cultivable 495 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 303 1922 456 1931 654 1945 1,070 1948 1,241 Est. Refugees 1998 7,622
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 129 1948 244
Schools	Yasur had an elementary school for boys founded in 1923, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 123 students.
Religious institutions	One handsome mosque
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Talmey Yechi'el and Bene 'Ayish
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
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 village is a closed, fenced-in military zone. At the village entrance there is a sign: "TAT Aircraft Parts Industrial Firm." A single undemolished house stands some 10 m away from the entrance"

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Abdel Aziz Ahmad al-Uttei