In 9 April 1948, Zionist militias attacked Deir Yassin village near Jerusalem. The attack was done by Irgun and Lehi, with support of Haganah and Palmach. They killed at least 107 Palestinian villagers, women and children were among them. The village had a non-aggression pact with nearby Jewish areas. The villagers didnt expect the attack. They thought it was just a raid. The attackers went house to house, throwing grenades and shooting. They also blew up houses. Some villagers were taken prisoner and paraded through West Jerusalem before being executed. There was looting and some reports of rape. The massacre was part of Plan Dalet, which historians call a blueprint for ethnic cleansing. And news of the killings scared many Palestinians. They fled their homes. So this helped cause the 1948 Palestinian expulsion, known as the Nakba. But the Haganah denied its role and blamed Irgun and Lehi. The Jewish Agency apologized to King Abdullah of Jordan, but he rejected it. In 1949, Israelis resettled the village as Givat Shaul Bet. Today there is no memorial at the site.
