Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 18, 1948
Distance from district center	21 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea	280 (meters)
Map location	See location number #15 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade	Possibly Fourth Battalion of the Har'el Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	'Islin was completely defaced, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	'Islin inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 2,157 Jewish 0 Public 2 Total 2,159
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 104 Area planted w/ olives 25 Planted W/ Cereal 830 Built up 20 Cultivable 934 Non-Cultivable 1,205
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 77 1931 186 1945 260 1948 302 Est. Refugees 1998 1,852
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 49 1948 79
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Eshta'ol
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:-
Partially destroyed walls and stone terraces can be seen throughout the site. A thick forest, bushes, and grass grow over and around the stone rubble. Many carob trees and some olive trees grow on the northern edge of the site, and eucalyptus and fir trees grow in the south. The site also houses a bus repair yard belonging to the Israeli public transportation cooperative, Egged

• Nakba Oral History interview with Ismail and Isa Sulyman and Mahmoud Udeh