Original sentence: In the Jerusalem Hills lie remains of the village of Beit  `Atab, formerly the capital of the Arqub district and seat of its ruler, Sheik ´Othman al-Laham.It was once a thriving village inhabited by 62 residents from the Lahham family (a clan that at one point in the 19th century controlled as many as 4 neighbouring villages in the Jerusalem area) but it was completely demolished after its assault by Israeli forces on 21 October 1948
Edited sentence: In the Jerusalem Hills lie remains of the village of Beit  `Atab, formerly the capital of the Arqub district and seat of its ruler, Sheik ´Othman al-Lahaam.It was once a thriving village inhabited by 662 residents from the Lahham family (a clan that at one point in the 19th century controlled as many as 24 neighbouring villages in the Jerusalem area) but it was completely demolished after its assault by Israeli forces on 21 October 1948