Most Saffurians exilees abroad took refuge to Lebanon, in Syria, and in Jordan.

In September 1948 the Israeli forces evicted all those who remained in the village, but in the following months some people came back to the village. A number of men were killed while trying to stay in their homes.

January 7, 1949, when the fighting was over, the expulsion order came. It was quite unequivocal- anyone found in the village 48 hours later would be shot.

 In 1949, Moshav Zippori, and ha-Solelim settlement were founded on the outskirts of Saffuriyya (Sepphoris) and on its lands.

In the mid-1950 the Israeli company Mikurot started pumping water from Saffuryeh water treasure in 3 places, producing about 5.2 million cubic meters of water annually.

In November 1951, 87 of Saffuriyya (Sepphoris) inhabitants who remained in Palestine  submitted a petition to the Israeli high court, asking for a permission to return to their village. The court refused their request with the argument that Saffuriyya (Sepphoris)  and its lands were a closed military area. This petition was presented by the lawyer Ali Zu'abi. After the abolition of the military orders in November 1966, and indeed to this day, not one of the Saffurians has been allowed to return to the village.

Following the decision of the Israeli high court in 1951, and in order to put an end to Saffuriyya (Sepphoris)  people’s attempts to return, the Israeli Army destroyed the village. Only a few houses remain on the site. Otherwise the site is covered by a pine forest planted by the Jewish National Fund to commemorate a number of persons and occasions (such as Guatemala's independence day!).

End 1950s, Yarmouk Camp was founded (in Damascus) where the most Saffurians emigrants in Syria live.  

Excavations were done in 1975 by Tel Aviv University.

In 1980, Allon ha-Galil settlement was founded on Saffuriyya (Sepphoris) lands.

In 1981, Hosha'aya settlement was founded on Saffuriyya (Sepphoris) lands.

During the Israeli invasion in Lebanon, In 1982, Israeli army destroyed  Ayn Al-Hilweh camp were the most Saffurians refugees in Lebanon lived, many of them had visited  Saffuriyya (Sepphoris). 

In 1984, Chanton settlement was founded on Saffuriyya (Sepphoris) lands.

The University of South Florida began their excavations in 1985

During 1980s and 1990s, many Saffurians (especially Saffurians refugees in Lebanon)  began a new Diaspora in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Newzelande, Australia, Canada, U.S.A and others Countries.         

During the 1990s there were four separate archaeological teams excavating at the site: USF, Duke, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv.

1992 - Saffuriyya (Sepphoris)  National Park is opened to the public.

1993, creation of “Saffuriyya (Sepphoris) Patrimony  Association”

May 1998, Palestinians of 1948 (Israelis citizens) celebrate Al-Nakba Anniversary in Saffuriyya (Sepphoris).