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former Arab villages in Palestine Al-Qastal ( , derived from the Latin castellum for "castle" and named for the Roman ruin located there) was a Palestinian village that was depopulated in the lead up the 1948 Arab-Israeli war . Qastal Hill, 1948 Located 8 kilometers west of Jerusalem , al-Qastal was defended by the Arab Liberation Army and the Army of the Holy War , led by Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni . The village was assaulted by pre-state Israeli forces from the Palmach 's Fourth Battalion during Operation Nachshon . Its inhabitants fled as a result of the assault. It was a key position on the Jaffa-Jerusalem road that was used by Arab forces to besiege the Jews of Jerusalem . Palestinian irregulars moving to counterattack Haganah positions in Al-Qastal, 7-8 April 1948 Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni was killed during hand-to-hand fighting for control of Qastal Hill overlooking the Tel Aviv - Jerusalem road, on April 8, 1948; his death was a factor in the loss of morale among his forces. Forces under al-Husayni had recaptured Qastal from the Haganah , who had occupied the village at the start of Operation Nachshon six days earlier with a force of about 100 men. The Jewish forces retreated to the Jewish settlement of Motza . Palmach troops retook the village on the night of April 8-9th; they blew up most of the houses of the village and made the hill a command post. The Jerusalem area neighbourhood of Mevaseret Zion is located on the former lands of Al-Qastal.1
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al-Qastal was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war .
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former Arab villages in Palestine Al-Qastal ( ) was a Palestinian village located eight kilometers west of Jerusalem named for a Crusader castle located on the hilltop.Used as a military base by the Arab Liberation Army , the village was captured by the Palmach in the lead up to the Arab-Israeli War and depopulated of its residents.
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Place in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine Al-Qastal ("Kastel", ) was a Palestinian village located eight kilometers west of Jerusalem named for a Crusader castle located on the hilltop.Used as a military base by the Army of the Holy War , the village was captured by the Palmach in the lead up to the Arab-Israeli War and depopulated of its residents.Also gives cause of depopulation.
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Place in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine Al-Qastal ("Kastel", ) was a Palestinian village located eight kilometers west of Jerusalem and named for a Crusader castle located on the hilltop. Used in 1948 during the Arab-Israeli War as a military base by the Army of the Holy War , virtually all of its residents fled during the fighting and the village was eventually captured by the Palmach . Also gives cause of depopulation.
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Place in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine Al-Qastal ("Kastel", Arabic : القسطل ) was a Palestinian village located eight kilometers west of Jerusalem and named for a Crusader castle located on the hilltop. Used during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War as a military base by the Army of the Holy War , virtually all of its residents fled during the fighting and the village was eventually captured by the Palmach . Also gives cause of depopulation.
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palestinian village that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war
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palestinian village located eight kilometers west of jerusalem and named for a crusader castle located on the h
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