On 11 April 1948 , as part of Operation Nachshon , Hagana forces entered the village and blew up 50 houses . According to Ilan Pappe , Qalunya was one of four villages that were systematically destroyed by Hagana units in this fashion in the immediate wake of the Deir Yassin massacre ; the others being , Beit Surik , Biddu and Saris
Deir Yassin massacre
Deir Yassin massacre
Qalunya