The 1948 Palestinian exodus Departing from Lydda and Ramle , also known as the Lydda Death March , was the expulsion Escaping of 50,000–70,000 Palestinian Arabs when Israeli troops captured Conquering the towns in July that year .

The 1948 Palestinian exodus Departing from Lydda and Ramle , also known as the Lydda Death March , was the expulsion Escaping of 50,000–70,000 Palestinian Arabs when Israeli troops captured Conquering the towns in July that year .

The next day , Ramle surrendered Surrendering immediately , but the conquest Conquering of Lydda took Conquering longer and led to Causation an unknown number of deaths Death ; the Palestinian historian Aref al-Aref , the only scholar who tried to draw up a balance sheet for the Palestinian losses , estimated 426 Palestinians died Death in Lydda on 12 July , of which 176 in the mosque and 800 overall in the fighting .

The next day , Ramle surrendered Surrendering immediately , but the conquest Conquering of Lydda took Conquering longer and led to Causation an unknown number of deaths Death ; the Palestinian historian Aref al-Aref , the only scholar who tried to draw up a balance sheet for the Palestinian losses , estimated 426 Palestinians died Death in Lydda on 12 July , of which 176 in the mosque and 800 overall in the fighting .

The inhabitants of Lydda must be expelled Escaping quickly without attention to age.… '' , Ramle 's residents were bussed Escaping out , while the people of Lydda were forced Motion to walk miles during a summer heat wave to the Arab front lines , where the Arab Legion , Transjordan 's British-led army , tried to provide Supply shelter and supplies Supply .

The inhabitants of Lydda must be expelled Escaping quickly without attention to age.… '' , Ramle 's residents were bussed Escaping out , while the people of Lydda were forced Motion to walk miles during a summer heat wave to the Arab front lines , where the Arab Legion , Transjordan 's British-led army , tried to provide Supply shelter and supplies Supply .

The events Social_event in Lydda and Ramle accounted for one-tenth of the overall Arab exodus from Palestine , known in the Arab world as `` al-Nakba '' ( `` the catastrophe '' ) .

Some scholars , including Ilan Pappé , have characterised what occurred at Lydda and Ramle as ethnic cleansing .