Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Marus was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Marus District District of Safad Location 7 km northeast of Safad Israeli occupation date October 30, 1948 Israeli military operation Operation Hiram Israeli attacking brigade Sheva' Brigade Remaining population after occupation 0 Remaining structures after occupation none Population 1596 1931 1945 n/a 59 80 Number of houses 1931: 12 Historical names Caananite name n/a Roman name n/a Crusader name n/a Israeli settlement(s) none Public structures none See also List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war External Links & References http://netfinity2.palestineremembered.com/Safad/Marus/index.html This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.