Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 9, 1948
Distance from district center	5.5 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea	780 (meters)
Map location	See location number #10 on the map
Israeli attacking brigade	The terror gangs of Irgun Zvai Leumi (IZL or ETZEL) and Stern Gang (LEHI) headed by the former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin
Village defenders	Local village militia
Israeli acts of terror	The former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin terror gang (IZL or ETZEL) committed the famous massacre which resulted in the murder of 94 people, many women and children. It is worth noting that 25 of the survivors were paraded in West Jerusalem as trophies, who later were brought back to Deir Yassin and murdered, see the Stories and Memories section for an Israeli declassified intelligence report describing the massacre.
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Deir Yassin mostly survived destruction (a strange miracle), and currently it is being used by Israeli Jewish settlers, see Pictures section for details.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Dayr Yasin inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Terminating refugee camps	Many who survived the massacre ended up in refugee camps around Jerusalem and some in Amman, Jordan.
Village clans or hamolas	The Jabber family, some of whom survived the massacre to document the atrocity.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 2,701 Jewish 153 Public 4 Total 2,857
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ olives 200 0 Planted W/ Cereal 756 110 Built up 12 0 Cultivable 756 110 Non-Cultivable 1,936 43
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 39 1922 254 1931 428 1945 610 1948 708 Est. Refugees 1998 4,345
Number of houses	Number of houses (1931): 95, in (1944): 144 houses
Town's name through history	During the early Ottoman rule, Dayr Yasin was known by Khirbat Ayn al-Tut. Later, the village was renamed after a local sage known by al-Shaykh Yasin.
Schools	Dayr Yasin had two schools: the 1st was an elementary school for boys founded in 1943, and the 2nd was for girls founded in 1946; both schools remain standing.
Religious institutions	Deir Yassin had two mosques, one was named after al-Shaykh Yasin, and the other was built by the contribution of Mohamad Salah.
Water supplies	Two springs, one to the north and the other to the south which provided the village with fresh water supply.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Giv'at Sha'ul Bet
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:
Many of the village houses on the hill are still standing and have been incorporated into an Israeli hospital for the mentally ill that was established on the site. Some houses outside the fence of the hospital grounds are used for residential and commercial purposes, or as warehouses. Outside the fence, there are carob and almond trees and the stumps of olive trees. Several wells are located at the southwestern edge of the site. The old village cemetery , southeast of the site, is unkempt and threatened by debris from aring road that has been constructed around the village hill. One tall cypress tree still stands at the center of the cemetery

• Nakba Oral History Video Podcast: Interview with Mohammad Ismael Sammour (Abu Mussa)
• Nakba Oral History Video Podcast: Interview with Abdullah Mahammad Jabir (Abu Bassam)