< ! -- Deleted image removed : When hostilities erupted in 1948 , the villagers of Deir Yassin and those of the nearby Jewish village of Giv ' at Shaul signed a pact , later approved at Haganah headquarters , to maintain their good relations , exchange information on movement of outsiders through village territory , and ensure the safety of vehicles from the village . The inhabitants of Deir Yassin upheld the agreement scrupulously , resisting infiltration by Arab irregulars . Though this was known to the Irgun and Lehi forces , they attacked the village on April 9 , 1948 . The assault was beaten off initially , with the attackers suffering 40 wounded . Only the intervention of a Palmach unit , using mortars , allowed them to conquer the village . Houses were blown up with people inside and people shot : 107 villagers , including women and children , were killed . The survivors were loaded on trucks that were driven through Jerusalem in a victory parade , with some sources describing further violence by Lehi soldiers . Four Irgun or Lehi men were killed . The incident became known as the Deir Yassin massacre
Deir Yassin massacre
Deir Yassin massacre
Deir Yassin