The core settlements of Gush Etzion before 1948 were Kfar Etzion , Massu'ot Yitzhak , Ein Tzurim and Revadim . From November 29 , 1947 , Kfar Etzion was under siege and cut off from Jerusalem . On May 13 , 1948 , when the village surrendered , 127 Jewish inhabitants were massacred by the Arab Legion or local village irregulars or both . The other villages surrendered the next day . The inhabitants were taken prisoner and the homes were plundered and burned
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