Ishwa'

Ishwa' was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

Ishwa'
District	District of Jerusalem
Location	20.5 km east of Jerusalem
Israeli occupation date	July 16, 1948
Israeli military operation	Operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade	Fourth Battalion of the Har'el Brigade
Remaining population after occupation	0
Remaining structures after occupation	A few houses
Population	1596 1931 1945 450 468 620
Number of houses	1931: 126
Historical names	Caananite name Eshta'ol Roman name Eshta'ol Crusader name n/a
Israeli settlement(s)	Eshta'ol
Public structures	A mosque

See also

• List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

External Links & References

• http://www.palestineremembered.com/Jerusalem/Ishwa%27/index.html