later moved to Lydda or Gaza.

In 1951, a trial took place concerning the killing of Arab civilians in al-Majdal in 1949. The case focused on soldiers from a company stationed there to prevent Arabs from returning to the town. The tribunal found that "the soldiers sometimes ran wild," and that some believed they were free to treat Arabs, especially "infiltrators," as they wished. Based on testimony the court deemed credible, the killing of Arabs was regarded as "legal" by some