Al-Birwa

al-Birwa' was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

al-Birwa

District

Location

10.5 km east of Acre

Israeli occupation date

July 18, 1948

Israeli military operation

Israeli attacking brigade

n/a

Defenders

Local militia and ALA volunteers, altogether 96 men

Remaining population after occupation

Remaining structures after occupation

Three houses, two shrines, one school

Population

Number of houses

1931: 224

Historical names

    
   
   
   
   
   
 


Caananite name

n/a

Roman name

n/a

Crusader name

Broet

Israeli settlement(s)

Kibbutz Yas'ur, Achihud

Public structures

One mosque, one church, two schools, two shrines

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