[2] In 1596, it was named as a village, Sidiqin, in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 46 households, all Muslim.
The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 25% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, summer crops, fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 10,752 akçe.
"[5] In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, with many ruined houses; contains about 150 Metawileh; surrounded by figs, gardens, and arable land.
After three days of fighting, in which fifty were killed, the Amal fighters succeeded in taking the village.
[2] According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), its missile defences intercepted one of them, while the other projectiles fell in open areas.