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| al-Ghazzawiyya |
| Arabic |
الغزاويه |
| Also Spelled |
al-Ghazawiya |
| District |
Baysan |
| Population |
1,640 (1945) |
| Jurisdiction |
18,408 dunams (18.4 km²) |
| Date of depopulation |
May 20, 1948 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation |
Influence of nearby town's fall |
| Current localities |
Neve Eitan, Ma'oz Haim |
Al-Ghazzawiyya was a former Palestinian and Jewish village located 2 kilometers east of the city of Bet Shean (Bisan). In 1945, the village population was 1,640, 62% Arab and 38% Jewish. It was captured by Israel's Golani Brigade on May 20, 1948 during Operation Gideon, an Israeli offensive during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The Arab population was forced to flee to nearby Syria or the present-day West Bank.[1]
The Jewish localities of Maoz Haim and Neve Eitan are built on the lands of the former village, though a large percentage of it is used as agricultural land, in particular the wheat crop. According to Walid Khalidi, the village contained an archaeological site, Tell al-Ru'yan which was transformed into waste dump.[1]
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