Deir Yassin
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| Deir Yassin | |
|---|---|
| Location | 5.5 km west of Jerusalem - area is currently part of Jerusalem |
| Occupation date | 9 April 1948 |
| Attacking forces | Irgun and Lehi; Palmach arrived during the fighting |
| Population | 1596: 39; 1931: 428; 1945: 610 |
| Number of houses | 1931: 95; 1944: 144 |
| Israeli locality | Jerusalem (Kfar Shaul and Har Nof neighbourhoods) |
| Public structures | Two mosques |
Deir Yassin, also Dayr Yasin, was an Arab village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It is most known for the alleged Deir Yassin massacre that took place there, as a result of which the village was de-populated.
In World War I the Ottoman Turks fortified places including the hilltop of Deir Yassin in an attempt to defend Jerusalem.
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