Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index al-Sumayriyya was a Palestinian town that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. al-Sumayriyya District District of Acre Location 6 km north of Acre Israeli occupation date May 14, 1948 Israeli military operation Operation Ben-Ami Israeli attacking brigade Carmeli Brigade Remaining population after occupation 0 Remaining structures after occupation A mosque Population 1596 1931 1945 n/a 392 760 Number of houses 1931: 92 Historical names Caananite name Katasir? Roman name n/a Crusader name Someleria Israeli settlement(s) ha-Geta'ot, Shamrat Public structures A mosque, a school See also List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war External Links & References http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/al-Sumayriyya/index.html This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.