| Al-Mansura | |
| Arabic | |
| District | Acre |
| Coordinates | 33°03′50.76″N 35°20′05.24″E / 33.0641°N 35.3347889°ECoordinates: 33°03′50.76″N 35°20′05.24″E / 33.0641°N 35.3347889°E |
| Population | 2300 (1945) |
| Area | |
| Date of depopulation | Early November, 1948[1] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
al-Mansura was a Palestinian village that was captured by the Israel Defence Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
| al-Mansura | |||||||
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| Location | 29 km northeast of Acre | ||||||
| Date of capture | Early November, 1948 | ||||||
| Israeli military operation | Operation Hiram | ||||||
| Israeli brigade | Carmeli Brigade? | ||||||
| Remaining population after capture | 0 | ||||||
| Remaining structures after capture | A church | ||||||
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| Number of houses | 1931: 129 | ||||||
| Israeli localities | Netu'a, Elkosh, Biranit, Mattat, Abirim | ||||||
| Public structures | A church | ||||||
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