Jusayr
Jusayr
جسير | |
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| Etymology: "the little bridge" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Jusayr (click the buttons) | |
Jusayr Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°39′25″N 34°46′15″E / 31.65694°N 34.77083°E | |
| Palestine grid | 128/118 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | July 17–18, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,361 dunams (12.361 km2; 4.773 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,180 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Menuha, Wardon |
Jusayr was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 17, 1948, under Operation Barak or Operation Yo'av. It was located 35 km northeast of Gaza.