Syrian towns and villages depopulated in the Arab–Israeli conflict

[5] The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs in 1992 characterized Israel's actions as "ethnic cleansing".

[8][9] There were also instances of Israeli soldiers killing Syrian residents including blowing up their home with people inside.

[10] A cease-fire line was established and large parts of the region came under Israeli military control, including the town of Quneitra, about 139 villages and 61 farms.

[1] One of the remaining populated villages, Shayta, was partially destroyed in 1967 and a military post built in its place.

According to a United Nations Special Committee, Israeli forces had deliberately destroyed the city before their 1974 withdrawal.

Map of location of Syrian localities whose residents have been displaced since 1967 overlaid on top of the modern demographic map of the area