Editing Sha'ab, Israel (section)

===State of Israel===
Sha'ab was captured by the [[Israel Defense Forces|Israel Forces]] (IDF) on 19 July 1948 during the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]]. The villagers surrendered without a fight.<ref>Morris 2004, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&pg=PA423  423]</ref> In December 1948, the residents were ordered to leave by the  [[Oded Brigade]].<ref>Morris 2004, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&pg=PA514  514]</ref> The village was the headquarters and hometown of Abu Is'af, who led Arab resistance groups during the war and was viewed as a hero.<ref>Cohen, 2010, p. 100.</ref> Many of the original residents settled in nearby Arab villages, predominantly in [[Majd al-Krum]] and [[Sakhnin]] while refugees from  [[al-Birwa]], [[al-Damun]] and [[Mi'ar]] relocated to  Sha'ab after the war. Refugees from [[Kirad al-Ghannam]] and [[Kirad al-Baqqara]] in the [[Hula Valley]] joined them in 1953. The original residents  launched a campaign to return to their homes soon after the war. <ref>Cohen, 2010, p. 101</ref> Refugees from the Hula Valley and al-Birwa sympathized with them but those from  al-Damun and Mi'ar were opposed. By 1950, roughly 10% of Sha'ab's original inhabitants returned to the village and eventually many more obtained permission to return.<ref>Cohen, 2010, pp. 102-103</ref>