Sha'ab

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

Sha'ab
District	District of Acre
Location	26 km southeast of Acre
Israeli occupation date	July 18, 1948
Israeli military operation	Operation Dekel
Israeli attacking brigade	n/a
Remaining population after occupation	Some villagers remained
Remaining structures after occupation	Most buildings remained
Population	1596 1931 1945 n/a 1,206 1,710
Number of houses	1931: 284
Historical names	Caananite name n/a Roman name n/a Crusader name n/a
Israeli settlement(s)	Yavor
Public structures	A school

See also

• List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

External Links & References

• http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Sha'ab/index.html