Population
1931 : 72
1944/45 : na.
The village was situated on
uneven terrain that sloped genfly southward. It was on the northern edge of
the al-Hula Plain, next to a road that ran from the village of aI-Khalisa to
the Syrian town of Banyas. An archaeological site known as Tall al-Battikha lay
about 800 m west of the village; the great quantity of pottexy fragments on its
surface indicated that it was ancient. Al-Manshiyya was classified as a hamlet by the Palestine Index Gazetteer.
Occupation and Depopulation
Al-Manshiyya, like other villages in Salad District, succumbed to the campaign of psychological warfare and direct military assault that was implemented during Operation Yif~ tach (see Abil aI-Qamh, Salad District). The villagers left on 24 May 1948, just before the end of the operation.
The settlement of Beyt Hifiel was established in 1940 about 1 km south of al-Manshiyya, on lands belonging to the neighboring village of al-Zuq al-Tahtani. Another settlement, ha-Gosherini , was founded in 1948 about 2 km to the east, but it is not on village land.
The village site is covered with
grass and some eucalyptus trees, and no landmarks remain. The surrounding land
is used for growing cotton by the
settlements of Beyt Hillel and ha-Gosherim.
Source(s):
al-Khalidi. All That Remains