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On May 15,1948, the British authorities withdrew and the police fort was occupied by Arab forces. The fort controlled the road between [[Al-Majdal, Askalan|al-Majdal]] and [[Bayt Jibrin]] as well as the main road to the Negev. Eight Israeli attempts to capture the fort failed. It finally fell on 9 November 1948 after a massive bombardment including air strikes by B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft.<ref name="Khalidi, 1992, p.109"/> |
On May 15,1948, the British authorities withdrew and the police fort was occupied by Arab forces. The fort controlled the road between [[Al-Majdal, Askalan|al-Majdal]] and [[Bayt Jibrin]] as well as the main road to the Negev. Eight Israeli attempts to capture the fort failed. It finally fell on 9 November 1948 after a massive bombardment including air strikes by B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft.<ref name="Khalidi, 1992, p.109"/> |
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According to the Palestinian historian [[Walid Khalidi]], in 1953, [[Yad Natan]] was founded east of Iraq Suwaydan on village lands. In 1955, [[Otzem]] was established on village lands to the southeast and in 1956, [[Sde Yoav]] was established west of the site, close to village land.<ref name="Khalidi, 1992, p.109" />In 1992, remains of houses could be seen in a eucalyptus grove that Khalidi identified as the center of the village, along with cacti and remnants of a pool. Two roads, one passing through the village and the other leading to fields, were recognizable. The British police station, renamed [[Metzodat Yo'av]], was still in use and the surrounding lands were cultivated by Israeli farmers.<ref name="Khalidi, 1992, p.109"/> |
According to the Palestinian historian [[Walid Khalidi]], in 1953, [[Yad Natan]] was founded east of Iraq Suwaydan on village lands. In 1955, [[Otzem]] was established on village lands to the southeast and in 1956, [[Sde Yoav]] was established west of the site, close to village land.<ref name="Khalidi, 1992, p.109" />In 1992, remains of houses could be seen in a eucalyptus grove that Khalidi identified as the center of the village, along with cacti and remnants of a pool. Two roads, one passing through the village and the other leading to fields, were recognizable. The British police station, renamed [[Metzodat Yo'av]], was still in use and the surrounding lands were cultivated by Israeli farmers.<ref name="Khalidi, 1992, p.109"/> |
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Template:Infobox former Arab villages in Palestine Iraq Suwaydan (عراق سويدان) was a Palestinian Arab village located 27 kilometers northeast of Gaza City. In 1931, the village had 81 houses. The village infrastructure was destroyed with the exception of the Tegart fort built by the British Mandate authorities.
History
In the late nineteenth century, Iraq Suwaydan was described as a moderate-sized village situated on a plain.[1]In 1942, an elementary school was opened. In 1947-1948, the children of the neighboring villages, Ibdis and Bayt 'Affa, also studied there. There were 104 students in the mid-1940s.[2]
The main crop was grain, with some almond trees and grapes. In 1944/45 a total of 7,329 dunums was allocated to cereals, and 9 dunams were irrigated or used for orchards.[2][3]
1948 and aftermath
On May 15,1948, the British authorities withdrew and the police fort was occupied by Arab forces. The fort controlled the road between al-Majdal and Bayt Jibrin as well as the main road to the Negev. Eight Israeli attempts to capture the fort failed. It finally fell on 9 November 1948 after a massive bombardment including air strikes by B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft.[2]
According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, in 1953, Yad Natan was founded east of Iraq Suwaydan on village lands. In 1955, Otzem was established on village lands to the southeast and in 1956, Sde Yoav was established west of the site, close to village land.[2]In 1992, remains of houses could be seen in a eucalyptus grove that Khalidi identified as the center of the village, along with cacti and remnants of a pool. Two roads, one passing through the village and the other leading to fields, were recognizable. The British police station, renamed Metzodat Yo'av, was still in use and the surrounding lands were cultivated by Israeli farmers.[2]
See also
References
Bibliography
- Barron, J. B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922. Government of Palestine.
- Benvenisti, Meron (2002). Sacred Landscape: The Buried History of the Holy Land Since 1948. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-23422-2. Retrieved 2013-11-05. P. 42
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, H. H. (1883). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 3. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Hadawi, Sami (1970), Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center, retrieved 2013-11-05
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas (PDF). Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-00967-7.
- Palmer, E. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Seriy, Gregory (2007): ‘Iraq Suweidan Final Report, Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel, No. 119.