He was in his second year at medical school in Beirut at the time, but returned to Lydda when he heard the Israelis had arrived in Jaffa, and was subsequently one of those expelled.
Zu dieser Zeit war er im zweiten Jahr seiner Ausbildung an der medical school in Beirut, er kehrte jedoch nach Lydda zurück, als er hörte, die Israelis seien in Jaffa angekommen.