1948年，巴勒斯坦南部的城镇和村庄，包括贝尔谢巴（Bir al-Sabi）和马季达勒（al-Majdal）等城镇，被彻底清空了人口。

In 1948 the towns and villages of southern Palestine, including the towns of Bir al-Sabi (Beersheba) and al-Majdal, were completely depopulated.

Al-Majdal 建立于16世纪，位于中世纪穆斯林城市阿斯格伦（‘Asqalan）附近。该城历史悠久，身份多层叠加，可追溯至古代非利士人。 其中世纪阿拉伯名称“阿斯格伦”保留了其古代巴勒斯坦名称阿什凯伦（Ascalon）。作为古代巴勒斯坦最古老、最大的海港之一，它曾是非利士人的五大著名城市之一：加沙、迦特、阿什凯伦、亚实突（现代阿拉伯地名：Isdud）、以革伦（‘Aqir）。在1948年战争前夕，Al-Majdal/‘Asqalan 有 10,000

Al-Majdal was established in the 16th century near the medieval Muslim city of ‘Asqalan, a city that had a long history and a multi-layered identity dating back to the ancient Philistines.Its medieval Arab name, ‘Asqalan, preserved its ancient Palestinian name, Ascalon. With one of the oldest and largest seaport in ancient Palestine, it was one of the five famous cities of the Philistines: Gaza, Gath, Ascalon, Ashdod (modern Arabic toponym: Isdud), Ekron (‘Aqir). Al-Majdal/‘Asqalan, on the eve of the 1948 war, had 10,000