Abdul Majid Fadel Al-Ali, originally from the village of Kuwaykat in the Acre district, now resides in the Burj Al-Barajneh refugee camp in Lebanon.
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Kuwaykat was a Palestinian village situated in the Acre district, in what is now northern Israel, within the Galilee region known for its fertile agricultural land and historical significance. The village was primarily inhabited by Palestinians engaged in cultivating olives, cereals, and fruits. However, it faced significant turmoil during the Nakba. The first major attack on the village occurred on June 11, 1948, just before the war's initial truce. As a result, Kuwaykat was depopulated, and many residents fled to nearby villages such as Abu Sinan and Kafr Yasif. The remaining residents, mostly elderly, were later expelled to Kafr Yasif. Following the displacement, Israeli settlements were established on Kuwaykat's former lands, including Kibbutz ha-Bonim (later Beyt ha-'Emeq), which were populated by Jewish immigrants from England, Hungary, and the Netherlands. Today, little remains of Kuwaykat beyond scattered ruins and a cemetery. The forced displacement of its residents turned them into refugees, dispersed across Lebanon, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and other regions.