During the 1929 Palestine riots , several residents of Qalunya attacked an outlying house in Motza belonging to the Maklef family , killing the father , mother , son , two daughters , and their two guests . Three children survived by escaping out a second-story window ; one , Mordechai Maklef , later became Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army . The attackers included the lone police officer and armed man in the area , as well as a shepherd employed by the Maklef family . The village was subsequently abandoned by Jews for a year 's time
1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
Qalunya