Editing Dayr al-Qassi (section)

===Israel===
During the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]] Dayr al-Qassi was defended by the [[Arab Liberation Army]] but the village was occupied by the [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli Army]] during its offensive [[Operation Hiram]] on October 30, 1948.<ref name=Khalidi13/> At the same time, Dayr al-Qassi was bombed by the Israelis, which they claimed was "by mistake", and seven residents were killed.<ref>{{cite journal | url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13531042.2014.886833 | doi=10.1080/13531042.2014.886833 | title=Oral testimonies, archival sources, and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War: A close look at the occupation of a Galilean village | year=2014 | last1=Peled | first1=Kobi | journal=Journal of Israeli History | volume=33 | pages=41–61 | s2cid=159504045 | url-access=subscription }}</ref> In December 1948, there was a suggestion of sending new Jewish immigrants to settle [[al-Bassa]], Dayr al-Qassi  and [[Tarshiha]], but [[Aharon Zisling]] objected to sending militarily untrained immigrants there.<ref>Morris, 2004, p.  [https://books.google.com/books?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&pg=PA394 394];  note [https://books.google.com/books?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&pg=PA413  #332]</ref>  

However, in January 1949, the [[Provisional government of Israel|Cabinet]] voted to "encourage introducing ‘[[olim]] into all the abandoned villages in the Galilee".<ref>Morris, 2004, p.  [https://books.google.com/books?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&pg=PA394 394];  note [https://books.google.com/books?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&pg=PA413 #333]</ref> The village's residents were (again) expelled on 27 May 1949 and most migrated north into [[Lebanon]].<ref name=Khalidi13/> By June 1949, it was reported that the whole northern area had been "Judaised", including Tarshiha, [[Suhmata]], Dayr al-Qassi,  [[Tarbikha]], [[Meirun]], [[al-Sammu'i]], [[Safsaf]] and [[al-Ras al-Ahmar]].<ref>Morris, 2004, pp.  [https://books.google.com/books?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&pg=PA381 381]-[https://books.google.com/books?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&pg=PA382 382];  note [https://books.google.com/books?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&pg=PA409 #226]</ref> 

[[Elkosh]] was established in 1949, and occupies part of the village site. [[Netu'a]], founded in 1966, [[Mattat]], founded in 1979 and [[Abirim]], founded in 1980, are also on village land. Netu'a is near the neighboring village of [[Al-Mansura, Acre|al-Mansura]].<ref name=Khalidi13/>

The Palestinian historian, [[Walid Khalidi]], described the remaining structures on the village land in 1992: "A few stone houses still are used as residences or warehouses by the inhabitants of Elqosh. The debris of destroyed houses is strewn over the site. The school building stands deserted. Fig and olive trees and cactuses grow on the site."<ref name=Khalidi13/> In 2004, some of the remains of the village were removed by mechanical equipment during excavations by the [[Israel Antiquities Authority]].<ref>Braun, 2004, [http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.aspx?id=73&mag_id=108 Elqosh Archive Report- Final Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518120938/http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.aspx?id=73&mag_id=108 |date=2013-05-18 }}</ref>

In 2000, a book about the village history was published by Ibrahim Khalil Uthman.<ref>Davis, 2011, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=wlKjZwMwz0wC&pg=PA285 285]</ref>