Al-Murassas
Place in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Al-Murassas (Arabic: المرصص), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 War on May 16, 1948. The village was attacked as part of Operation Gideon.
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Al-Murassas
المرصص | |
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Etymology: the place of the rubble[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°33′38″N 35°28′25″E | |
Palestine grid | 195/218 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Baysan |
Date of depopulation | May 16, 1948[2] |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 460[3][4] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
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