Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 15, 1948
Distance from district center	14.5 (km) South of Haifa
Elevation from the sea	125 (meters)
Map location	See location number #10 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Shoter (Police)
Israeli attacking brigade	A special force drawn from units of the Israeli Navy, Golani, Carmeli, and Alexandroni brigades
Village defenders	Local Arab militia, Arab Liberation Army volunteers, and some support from the Iraqi Army in Tulkarm
Israeli acts of terror	Soon after occupation in September 1948, UN investigators stated that 130 villagers were unaccounted for.
Refugees' migration route	'Ayn Hawd inhabitants were mostly expelled eastward to Jinin (West Bank). On the other hand, few people were allowed to stay behind.
Exodus Cause	Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was not destroyed, and since 1954 it has been converted into an artists' colony.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	'Ayn Hawd inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 6,656 Jewish 0 Public 5,949 Total 12,605
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 1,503 Area planted w/ olives 845 Planted W/ Cereal 4,422 Built up 50 Cultivable 5,925 Non-Cultivable 6,630
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 44 19th century 50 1922 350 1931 459 1945 650 1948 754 Est. Refugees 1998 4,630
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 81 1948 133
Schools	'Ayn Hawd had an elementary school for boys, which was founded by the Ottomans in 1888.
Religious institutions	One mosque now restaurant or bar
Archeological sites	'Ayn Hawd had Khirba al Hajla, which contained the foundations of buildings, dressed stones, and rock-hewn cisterns.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Nir 'Etziyon and 'En Hod
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More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The village was not destroyed; it has been an artists' colony since 1954, and is designated as a tourist site. The village mosque has been turned into a restaurant/bar, the "Bonanza" The 130 inhabitants of the new' Ayn Hawd have built a new mosque to replace the old one. Muhammad Abu al-Hayja, the son of a leader of the old village, represents the new village in its struggle to win municipal status."

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Izzat Abu Al-Heija
• Video Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Adil Abu al-Heija