Al-Haditha
الحديثة | |
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Etymology: "new"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°57′48″N 34°57′07″E / 31.96333°N 34.95194°E | |
Palestine grid | 145/152 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Ramle |
Date of depopulation | July 12, 1948[4] |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 760[2][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Hadid[5][6] |
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.