Saris, Jerusalem
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Saris (Arabic: ساريس) was a Palestinian Arab village that was depopulated during the major offensive launched by the Haganah on 16 April 1948. Called Operation Nachshon, and launched before the British had left Palestine, its objective was to capture villages between Jerusalem and the coastal plain, in order to break to siege of the Jews of Jerusalem.[7]
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Saris
ساريس | |
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Etymology: Saris, personal name[3] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°47′53″N 35°04′26″E | |
Palestine grid | 157/133 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
Date of depopulation | 16–17 April 1948[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 10,699 dunams (10.699 km2 or 4.131 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 560[6][5] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Shoresh, Sho'eva, Neve Ilan |
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