Deir Yassin

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Dayr Yasin was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
See also Deir Yassin massacre.

Deir Yassin
Location	5.5 km west of Jerusalem
Israeli occupation date	9 April 1948
Israeli military operation	Fighting during Mandate
Israeli attacking brigade	Irgun and Stern Gang; Haganah and Palmach arrived during the fighting
Remaining population after occupation	0
Remaining structures after occupation	All or most buildings survived and were used for various purposes.
Population	1596: 39; 1931: 428; 1945: 610
Number of houses	1931: 95; 1944: 144
Israeli settlement	Giv'at Sha'ul Bet
Public structures	2 mosques, one named after al-Shaykh Yasin, the other built by the contribution of Muhammad Salah.

See also

• List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
• Deir Yassin massacre

External Links & References

• http://www.palestineremembered.com/Jerusalem/Dayr-Yasin/nl:Deir Yassin

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