In 1948, during Israel's war of independence, the city of Tzuba was taken by the 6th Regiment of the Har-El Palmach Brigade to open the southern corridor to Jerusalem. Tzuba was one of four fortified villages blocking access Jerusalem. Today the site remains abandoned although there is a communal farming kibbutz, named Tzuba, located several hundred meters from the ancient site. (www.kibbutz.co.il/kibbutzhotels/tzuba)

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