Editing Magdala (section)

===1948 War===
During the [[1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine]], after the Arab quarter of [[Tiberias]] was taken by Jewish forces and its inhabitants were evacuated, the Arab villages surrounding it were also depopulated, including Al-Majdal.<ref name=Morrisp86>Morris, 2004, p.  [https://books.google.com/books?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&pg=PA86  86]</ref> [[Benny Morris]] writes that the inhabitants were persuaded by the headmen of [neighbouring Jewish] [[Migdal, Israel|Migdal]] and [[Kibbutz Ginosar]] to evacuate their homes; the villagers were paid P£200 for eight rifles, ammunition and a bus they handed over. They were then transported to the Jordanian border by bus.<ref>[[Golani Brigade]] Logbook, entry for 22 Apr. 1948, IDFA 665\51\\1. See also "Tsuri" to HIS-AD, 23 April 1948, HA 105\257. The action by the headman of Ginosar was apparently ordered by 12th Battalion headquarters (Ben-Zion, Kirchner and Ben-Aryeh, "Summary of meeting with Yitzhak Brochi..... 13 March IDFA 922\75\\943.) Cited in Morris, 2004, pp.  [https://books.google.com/books?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&pg=PA186 186], [https://books.google.com/books?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&pg=PA275 275]</ref> Al-Majdal was subsequently bulldozed by the Israelis in 1948.<ref name=Schaebergp48/>