The village was abandoned during the first World War and only a handful of residents returned at the end of the war . The 1922 census of Palestine recorded a population of 37 inhabitants , consisting of 30 Jews and 7 Muslims . During the 1929 Palestine riots , three residents were killed and the remainder left . Six Muslims and one Jew were recorded there in 1931 , living in four houses . An attempt to revive the village in 1933 failed . In 1946 the village was reestablished after the Jewish National Fund acquired the land . It had a population of 100 in 1947 , but by the end of 1951 the population had fallen to 40 . Eventually , it ceased to be populated and it became part of a military base
1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
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