S-hayta, also spelled Suhayta, S'heita or Su'heita, (Arabic: سحيتا) was a Syrian Druze village located in the Golan Heights.[1] It was one of only six Syrian villages in the Golan Heights still populated following the Six-Day War.[2] After Israel occupied the area in 1967, S-hayta's population census was 176 people, down from 200 in 1960.[3] In 1967, S-hayta was partially destroyed and a military post built in its place.[2] Israel completely destroyed the village in 1971-72 and its population was forcibly transferred to the neighboring village of Mas'ade.[2][4] Today, its former inhabitants are still campaigning for the return to their village.[2] S-hayta was located near the ceasefire line between Syrian and Israeli forces.[1][4]

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References

  1. ^ a b South Lebanon and Vicinity 1976
  2. ^ a b c d Murphy, Ray; Gannon, Declan (2008). "Changing the Landscape: Israel's Gross Violations of International Law in the Occupied Syrian Golan". Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law. 11. Cambridge University Press: 147. doi:10.1017/S1389135908001396.
  3. ^ Davis, Uri (1983). "The Golan Heights under Israeli Occupation 1967 - 1981" (PDF). p. 5.
  4. ^ a b Fakhr, Sakr Abu (Summer 2000). "Voices from the Golan". Journal of Palestine Studies. 29 (4). University of California Press: 7. doi:10.2307/2676559. JSTOR 2676559.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shayta
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