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| Iraq al-Manshiyya |
| Arabic |
عراق المنشية |
| Also Spelled |
'Iraq al-Manshiya |
| District |
Gaza |
| Population |
2,220 (1945) |
| Jurisdiction |
17,901 dunams (17.9 km²) |
| Date of depopulation |
? |
| Cause(s) of depopulation |
Explusion by Jewish forces |
| Current localities |
Kiryat Gat |
Iraq al-Manshiyya is a former Palestinian town located 32km northeast of Gaza City. Its total land area consisted of 13,838 dunams. According to the British Mandate, the town had a population of 2,010 Arabs and 210 Jews in 1945. The town contained two mosques and a shrine for Shaykh Abroad al-Uranyni.[1]
Iraq al-Manshiyya was captured by Israel's Alexandroni Brigade on March 1, 1949 from Egyptian forces in Operation Yoav. The Egyptian Army controlled the area - which included al-Faluja - surrounded by Israeli forces. After Egypt and Israel negotiated an armistice agreement, the Israeli Defense Forces intimidated the inhabitants to flee.[2]
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