 During the 1947–1949 Palestine war, on 6 June 1948, the Syrian army captained by Taufiq Bashour attacked the settlement, but the attack was repulsed.On 10 June, the settlement was attacked again, and the moshava was captured and destroyed after house-to-house fighting; fourteen residents and defenders of the moshava were killed.39 survivors fell captive to the Syrians and remained as prisoners of war for thirteen months.