of Egyptian forces in the1948–49 Arab-Israeli war. The status of the Palestinians remained unresolved as the protracted Arab-Israeli conflict brought recurrent violence to the region, and the fate of the Gaza Strip fell into the hands of Israel when it occupied the territory in theSix-Day ...
(1948–49), the town was resettled with new immigrants, including many Jewish refugees from Arab countries. Beit Sheʾan is a center of Israel’s chief cotton-growing region, and many of its residents work in the neighboringkibbutzim. Local industries include a textile mill and clothing ...