The depopulated village of Hatta / District of Gaza
About the depopulated village of Hatta
- District
- Gaza
- Date Hatta was occupied
- 17 July 1948
- Population in 1948
- 1,130
- Military operation
- Operation An-Far
- Brigade that carried it out
- Givati Brigade
- Who defended the village
- Egyptian Army
- Distance from the governorate centre
- 31 (km) North East of Gaza
- Elevation above sea level
- 100 m
- Cause of displacement
- Military assault by Zionist troops
- Extent of destruction
- The village was completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
- Ethnic cleansing
- Hatta inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
- Settlements built on the built-up area of Hatta after 1948
- Alma, Alma, A part of Ruha
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Borders of the depopulated village of Hatta
North-west
Ibdis
North
Al-Jaladiyya
North-east
Al-Jaladiyya
West
Jusayr
The depopulated village of Hatta / District of Gaza
East
Bayt 'Affa
South-west
Karatiyya
South
Al-Faluja
South-east
Iraq al-Manshiyya
District: Gaza
Population 1948: 1130
Occupation date: 18/07/1948
Occupying unit: Givati brigade
Jewish settlements on village/town land before 1948: None
Jewish settlements on village/town land after 1948: Alma, Alma, A part of Ruha
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