Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 25, 1948
Distance from district center	16 (km) North East of Safad
Elevation from the sea	75 (meters)
Map location	See location number #33 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Yiftach (commanded by the ethnic cleansing champion Yigal Allon)
Israeli attacking brigade	The Palmach's First Battalion
Exodus Cause	Haganah 'Wispering' campaign (psychological warfare)
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely destroyed.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Mallaha inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 1,838 Jewish 294 Public 36 Total 2,168
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Planted W/ Cereal 1,761 294 Built up 20 0 Cultivable 1,761 294 Non-Cultivable 93 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 697 1931 654 1945 890 1948 1,032 Est. Refugees 1998 6,340
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 161 1948 254
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village was situated on the northern banks of Wadi al-Barid.
Water supplies	Wadi al-Barid contained the spring of 'Ayn Mallaha, which was considered to be one of the most productive springs in Palestine.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Yesud ha-Ma'ala is nearby village lands.
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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 remaining structures on the village land are:
The sandy hill on which the village was situated is completely overgrown with tall grass, cactuses, and weeds, as well as an assortment of fig, eucalyptus, and date-palm trees. Amidst the overgrowth, stone rubble from destroyed houses, can be seen. The surrounding land is cultivated by the settle-
ment of Yesud ha-Ma'ala