Zab'a

Zab'a (Arabic: زبعة), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 5.5 km northeast of Baysan on Wadi Yubla or Wadi al-'Ashsha.

Zab'a
زبعة
Village
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Zab'a (click the buttons)
Zab'a
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°33′15″N 35°32′55″E
Palestine grid200/217
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictBaysan
Date of depopulationMay 12, 1948
Population
 (1945)
  Total170
Current LocalitiesBeyt Yosef Doshen
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