Al-Haditha, Ramle

Al-Haditha
الحديثة
Etymology: "new"
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Al-Haditha
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°57′48″N 34°57′07″E / 31.96333°N 34.95194°E / 31.96333; 34.95194
Palestine grid145/152
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictRamle
Date of depopulationJuly 12, 1948
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
760
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesHadid

Al-Haditha was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was located 8 km northeast of Ramla, on the bank of Wadi al-Natuf. The site, now known as Tel Hadid, has yielded significant archaeological remains from many periods. Al-Haditha was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 12, 1948, under the first stage of Operation Dani.