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Location and Historical Overview<\/strong><\/span>
The village of Ra\u2018na was located on the eastern slopes of the western hills of the Hebron mountains. A secondary road passed through the village, connecting it to the villages of Kudna and Bayt Jibrin to the south. This road led northwest toward the villages of Deir al-Dubban and \u2018Ajjur, eventually linking with the main Jerusalem\u2013Jaffa road.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

According to the American biblical scholar Edward Robinson, who passed through the village in 1838, the fields of Ra\u2018na were cultivated with tobacco and cotton. By the late 19th century, Ra\u2018na was a village built of stone and mud, and included a pool and gardens. The inhabitants were Muslim, and their homes were constructed from stone, with roofs made of wood and mud.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ra\u2018na was classified as a farm in the Palestine Index Gazetteer<\/em>. Its main crops were grains, though the villagers also cultivated grapevines, carob trees, and olive trees during the later years of the British Mandate. In 1944\/1945, a total of 5,882 dunums were allocated for grain cultivation, and 112 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Occupation and Ethnic Cleansing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Israeli army\u2019s Givati Brigade stormed several villages in the Hebron subdistrict, while other forces were executing Operation Yoav, advancing further northward. Ra\u2018na fell to Israeli forces on 22\u201323 October 1948<\/strong>. Many of its residents, along with inhabitants of surrounding villages in the Hebron hills, had fled before the Israeli troops arrived. Those who remained were expelled toward Hebron.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Village Today<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

The site is now fenced with barbed wire. Cactus plants cover parts of it, especially where the soil is limestone-rich. Carob trees are scattered throughout the area. No houses or ruins remain.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Zionist Settlements on Village Lands<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

In 1946<\/strong>, the settlement of Luzit<\/em> was established on lands traditionally belonging to the village<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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