▁era ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁census ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁authorities , ▁Z ek rin ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 6 9 3 , ▁all ▁Muslim s , ▁increasing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁census ▁to ▁ 7 2 6 , ▁still ▁all ▁Muslim , ▁in ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 ▁houses . ▁ ▁The ▁modern ▁village ▁had ▁an ▁elementary ▁school , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁sh ops . ▁The ▁vill agers , ▁who ▁were ▁Muslim , ▁were ▁far mers . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁statistics , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 9 6 0 , ▁all ▁Muslim s , ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁ 1 7 , 1 9 5 ▁d un ams . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 / 4 5 ▁ ▁of ▁village ▁land ▁was ▁plant ed ▁with ▁c ere als , ▁while ▁ 6 3 ▁d un ams ▁were ▁built - up ▁( urban ) ▁areas . ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁after math ▁On ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁official ▁ ▁Second ▁tr uce , ▁two ▁squad s ▁from ▁the ▁ 5 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁G iv ati ▁Brigade ▁ra ided ▁Z ik rin , ▁lo bb ing ▁gr en ades ▁and ▁tor ch ing ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁houses . ▁About ▁ 1 0 ▁adult ▁males , ▁two ▁children ▁and ▁one ▁woman ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁village ,