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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 13, 1948
Distance from district center	36.5 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	50 (meters)
Map location	See location number #6 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Barak (lightening)
Israeli attacking brigade	Eighth Battalion of Giv'ati Brigade
Village defenders	Egyptian Army, and some local Palestinian militia
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely obliterated.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Batani al-Sharqi inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,531 Jewish 70 Public 163 Total 5,764
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 319 0 Irrigated & Plantation 474 0 Planted W/ Cereal 4,663 70 Built up 32 0 Cultivable 5,456 70 Non-Cultivable 206 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 39 1922 304 1931 424 1945 650 1948 754 Est. Refugees 1998 4,630
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 85 1948 151
Schools	al-Batani al-Sharqi shared an elementary school with it sister village al-Batini al-Gharbi.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Archeological sites	The village contained relics such as a mosaic floor, a basin, the foundations of ancient buildings, and pottery fragments.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No settlements on village lands.
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 the village contain no remaining structure on the village land.

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