Yubla

The village was located in the southern part of a shallow natural basin, through which the Wadi al-Tayyiba ran. Beneath the hill to the north, and between the valley and the village, flowed the spring of Yibla, from which the villagers obtained most of their drinking water. Swamps covered most of the land situated to the north and northwest of the village. A secondary road passed through several villages, connecting Yibla to the main road leading to Baysan. Several dirt paths also linked it to other villages in the region. The Crusaders referred to the site as Hubeleth.

During the Mandate period, the village—classified as a “farm” in the Palestine Index Gazetteer—had its houses built along the roads, especially the one leading to the Yibla spring. The village’s inhabitants were Muslims, and their primary occupation was agriculture. They cultivated grains, vegetables, and other crops. In 1944/1945, a total of 25 dunums was dedicated to citrus and bananas, 1,971 dunums to grains, and 37 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards.

Khirbat Umm al-Sa’ud, located approximately 1.5 kilometers southeast of the village, contained stone enclosures made of uncut stones, as well as remnants of walls.

The Village Today
The site of the village and part of its lands are now fenced with barbed wire and used by Israelis for cattle grazing. Near the village spring, a few palm trees grow, along with a small number of almond trees and some prickly pear (cactus) plants.