according to morris, the villagers of iqrit were outright expelled by the israeli army in november 1948, (together with the villagers of kafr bir'im, nabi rubin and tarbikha) ""without cabinet knowledge, debate, or approval" - though, almost inevitably, they received "post facto " cabinet endorsement." while some of the former inhabitants of iqrit became refugees in lebanon, most are now internally displaced palestinians who are also citizens of israel.