Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.