Sataf

The village of Sataf was located approximately 10 kilometers from Jerusalem. It stood on the southeastern slope of a mountain, overlooking the Wadi al-Sarar, part of which lay about half a kilometer to the east of the village site. A secondary road connected Sataf to the Jerusalem–Jaffa highway from the northeast, and dirt paths linked it to nearby villages.

By the late 19th century, Sataf was a medium-sized village, built of stone on a steep hillside overlooking a valley. The village was divided into four neighborhoods, and opposite it stood a monastery known as Deir al-Habees, located to the south of Wadi al-Muslimin. The village included a few shops and had two springs from which residents obtained water for domestic use.

Sataf was attacked on 13–14 July 1948 by the Harel Brigade, which was among the units mobilized for Operation Dani. There are no Israeli settlements on the lands of the village.

Today, many partially destroyed stone walls remain standing at the site, some still with arched doorways intact. The walls of some houses, though their roofs have collapsed, remain in relatively good condition. A wrecked military jeep lies among the scattered stone ruins throughout the area.