Al-Khisas

Al-Khisas

Al-Khisas (also: Khisas, Khissas) ( _ar. الخصاص) was an Arab Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

ee also

*List of villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

External links and references

*http://www.palestineremembered.com/Safad/al-Khisas/


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