1 9 3 1 ▁ ▁census ▁ ▁Raf at ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 1 8 ▁inhabitants , ▁in ▁ 4 6 ▁houses . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁statistics , ▁Raf at ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 8 0 ▁Muslim s , ▁and ▁a ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁ 3 , 7 7 7 ▁d un ams . ▁Of ▁this , ▁ 2 5 2 ▁d un ams ▁were ▁designated ▁for ▁plant ations ▁and ▁ir rig able ▁land , ▁ 1 , 9 6 5 ▁d un ams ▁were ▁for ▁c ere als , ▁while ▁ 2 1 ▁d un ams ▁were ▁built - up . ▁ ▁Jordan ian ▁era ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Arab – Is ra eli ▁War , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Arm ist ice ▁Ag re ements , ▁ ▁Raf at ▁ ▁came ▁under ▁Jordan ian ▁rule . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Raf at ▁was ▁▁ 5 0 4 . ▁ ▁Post - 1 9 6 7 ▁After ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Raf at ▁has ▁been ▁under ▁Isra eli ▁occupation . ▁The ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁census ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁authorities ▁was ▁ 4 9 9 x 5 , ▁ 7 5 ▁of ▁whom ▁origin ated ▁from ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁territory . ▁▁ ▁Israel ▁has ▁conf isc ated ▁▁ 2 8 7