Today most academics believe it was stored in a depôt for future sale, in the same way that swords, lances, shields, and other weaponry had been sold by the Jews to Arabs.
[5] According to Islamic tradition, during the Battle of the Trench the community of Khaybar aided in rallying an army of 10,000 to "put down [kill] all the Muslims in Medina, men, women and children", as relayed by Umar.
[9] David Reubeni claimed he was born in a place referred to as Ḥabor or Khaybar and served as a general in a Jewish army there.
Another tradition, told in the late 19th century by the fellahin of Meithalun, Samaria, mentions a Jewish king and princess who resided in the area.
[9] In recent decades, the Palestinian Islamic Jihadist group Hamas has revived the story of Khaybar's Jews being defeated and expelled and utilized it as a political slogan.