 Yazur was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine, weeks prior to the outbreak of the wider 1948 Arab-Israeli War, during the Haganah's offensive Operation Hametz 28–30 April 1948.This operation was held against a group of villages east of Jaffa, including Yazur.According to the preparatory orders, the objective was "opening the way [for Jewish forces] to Lydda".