Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 15, 1948
Distance from district center	16 (km) Southwest of Tulkarm
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #12 on the map
Israeli military operation	Coastal Clearing
Exodus Cause	Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Ghabat Kafr Sur was mostly destroyed with the exception of three deserted houses.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Ghabat Kafr Sur inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 4,506 Jewish 10,384 Public 4,776 Total 19,666
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 1,333 306 Irrigated & Plantation 42 36 Planted W/ Cereal 2,858 8,617 Built up 0 30 Cultivable 4,233 8,959 Non-Cultivable 5,049 1,395
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 559 1945 1,130 (390 Jewish) 1948 858 Est. Refugees 1998 5,272
Number of houses	In (1931): 128 (includes Bayyarat Hannun and 'Arab al-Balawina)
Water supplies	Ghabat Kafr Sur had many wells and springs north and east of the village which were more than enough to supply the village with its water needs.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Beyt Yahoshu'a, Tel Yitzchaq, and Kefar Netter.
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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:
A considerable portion of the site consists of sand dunes overgrown with wild vegetation. Several large eucalyptus trees also grow on the site. The remains of three large Arab houses are visible in the midst of newly planted orange groves in the east and northeastern parts of the site. They are used by Israelis as agricultural warehouses