Khalil Wazir, who later joined the PLO and became known as Abu Jihad, was evicted from the town with his family, who owned a grocer's store there, when he was 12 years old.
Khalil Wazir, care ulterior s-a alăturat OEP și a devenit cunoscut sub pseudonimul de luptă Abu Jihad, a fost alungat din oraș împreună cu familia sa, care deținea acolo o băcănie, când el avea doar 12 ani.