4 , ▁all ▁Muslim . ▁Both ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁census ▁ ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁statistics ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁counted ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁Rum man ah . ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁war ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Arab - Is ra eli ▁War ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁came ▁under ▁Ira qi ▁control . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Jordan ian ▁forces ▁replaced ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁forces ▁in ▁W adi ▁Ara . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Israel ▁and ▁Jordan ▁signed ▁an ▁arm ist ice ▁agreement ▁in ▁which ▁Israel ▁would ▁receive ▁the ▁W adi ▁Ara ▁area . ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁ 1 5 ▁refuge e ▁families ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁State ▁of ▁Israel ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁a ▁Jordan ian ▁force ▁entered ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁attacked ▁a ▁squad ▁of ▁Mag av ▁polic emen , ▁w ounding ▁one . ▁The ▁incident ▁caused ▁out rage ▁because ▁the ▁vill agers ▁did ▁not ▁report ▁that ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁captured ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁opp ose ▁the ▁force , ▁allowing ▁it ▁to ▁attack ▁Isra eli ▁security ▁personal . ▁The ▁vill agers ▁said ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁their ▁homes ▁and ▁didn ' t ▁see ▁anything . ▁The ▁vill agers ▁had ▁strong ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁nearby ▁Palest in ian ▁village ▁of ▁Rum man ah , ▁as ▁two ▁of ▁S alem ' s ▁cl ans ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Rum man ah . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9