BARQA – GAZA DISTRICT
31°46′42″N / 34°41′48″E
1948: Population 1,032; Houses 211
Occupation date: May 12, 1948
Occupying forces: Giv‛ati Brigade
Occupying operation: Operation Barak (“Lightning”)
Post 1948: The Jewish settlement of Gan Yavne, established in 1931 by several Jewish families from Russia and Poland, was expanded, eventually becoming a town, and lies partly on village land.14
Today: The village has been completely destroyed, with the exception of two houses: one which serves as a warehouse, and the second a stone house that stands deserted amidst wild vegetation and rubble from the former village. The land that surrounds the site is cultivated by Israelis.
Official Israeli name: None