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Deir Yassin, also Dayr Yasin, was an Arab village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It is most known for the massacre committed there by the paramilitary groups Irgun and Stern Gang, as a result of which the village was raized and de-populated, with varying estimates of between 100 and 250 civilians killed.

Deir Yassin
Location	5.5 km west of Jerusalem
Israeli occupation date	9 April 1948
Israeli attacking forces	Irgun and Stern Gang; Palmach arrived during the fighting
Population	1596: 39; 1931: 428; 1945: 610
Number of houses	1931: 95; 1944: 144
Israeli locality	Jerusalem (Giv'at Sha'ul Bet neighbourhood)
Public structures	Two mosques

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-'''Deir Yassin''', also '''Dayr Yasin''', was an Arab village that was captured by [[Israel]] during the [[1948 Arab-Israeli war]]. It is most known for the [[Deir Yassin massacre|massacre]] that took place there, as a result of which the village was de-populated (although only a fraction was massacred).
+'''Deir Yassin''', also '''Dayr Yasin''', was an Arab village that was captured by [[Israel]] during the [[1948 Arab-Israeli war]]. It is most known for the [[Deir Yassin massacre|massacre]] committed there by the paramilitary groups [[Irgun]] and [[Lehi (group)|Stern Gang]], as a result of which the village was raized and de-populated, with varying estimates of between 100 and 250 civilians killed.
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