page_title: Al-Faluja
section_title: Armistice agreement
hierarchical_section_title: Al-Faluja / History / Armistice agreement
caption_attribution_description: English: Said Taha Bey, commander of Egyptian forces in the Faluja pocket, heading to negotiate his surrender עברית: מפקד הבריגדה המצרית הנצורה בכיס פלוג'ה, הקולונל הסודני סייד טהא, בדרך למשא ומתן על כניעה
context_page_description: al-Faluja was a Palestinian Arab village in the British Mandate for Palestine, located 30 kilometers northeast of Gaza City. The village and the neighbouring village of Iraq al-Manshiyya formed part of the Faluja pocket, where 4,000 Egyptian troops, who had entered the area as a result of the 1948 war, were besieged for four months by the newly established Israel Defense Forces. The 1949 Armistice Agreements allowed for a peaceful transfer of those areas outside Gaza to Israeli control, allowing Egyptian troops to remain in Gaza. Following the agreements, the Arab residents were harassed and abandoned the villages. The Israeli town of Kiryat Gat, as well as the moshav Revaha, border the site of the former town.
context_section_description: As part of the terms of the February 4, 1949 Israel–Egypt Armistice Agreement, the surrounded Egyptian forces (including future Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser) agreed to return to Egypt. The agreement (uniquely to the two villages), guaranteed the safety and property of the 3,140 Arab civilians (over 2,000 locals, plus refugees from other villages). The agreement, and a further exchange of letters filed with the United Nations, stated ".... those of the civilian population who may wish to remain in al-Faluja and Iraq al-Manshiya are to be permitted to do so. ... All of these civilians shall be fully secure in their persons, abodes, property and personal effects."
caption: Said Taha Bey, commander of Egyptian forces in the Faluja pocket, heading to negotiate his surrender, 1948-11-11
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