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Al-Qastal was an Arab village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It was a key position on the Jaffa-Jerusalem road that was used by Arab forces to besiege the Jews of Jerusalem.
| al-Qastal |
| Location |
8 km west of Jerusalem |
| Israeli occupation date |
April 8-9, 1948 |
| Israeli military operation |
Operation Nachshon |
| Israeli attacking brigade |
The Palmach's Fourth Battalion |
| Remaining population after occupation |
0 |
| Remaining structures after occupation |
0 |
| Population |
|
| Number of houses |
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| 1596 |
1931 |
1945 |
| n/a |
14 |
n/a |
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| Israeli locale |
Mevaseret Zion |
| Public structures |
A shrine for al-Shaykh Karaki |
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