Following the capture, Dunkelman received orders from General Chaim Laskov to expel the civilian population in the town but he refused to implement these orders and as a result most of the citizens of Nazareth remained, despite a widespread exodus of refugees from surrounding areas.
Following the capture, Dunkelman received orders from General Chaim Laskov to expel the civilian population in the town but he refused to implement these orders, forcing Laskov to obtain higher sanction. Finally Ben Gourion vetoed the order and as a result most of the citizens of Nazareth remained as in the surrounding areas.