Saffuriyya
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Saffuriyya (also Saffuriya) was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Also known by its ancient name of Tzippori.
| Saffuriyya | |||||||||
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| District | District of Nazareth | ||||||||
| Location | 6 km northwest of Nazareth | ||||||||
| Israeli occupation date | July 15, 1948 | ||||||||
| Israeli military operation | Operation Dekel | ||||||||
| Israeli attacking brigade | n/a | ||||||||
| Remaining population after occupation | 0 | ||||||||
| Remaining structures after occupation | A few houses, the shrine (now a synagogue) | ||||||||
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| Number of houses | 1931: 747 | ||||||||
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| Israeli localities | Tzippori, ha-Solelim, Allon ha-Galil, Hosha'aya and Chanton | ||||||||
| Public structures | Two schools and a shrine | ||||||||
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