Iqrit

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

Iqrit
District	District of Acre
Location	25.5 km northeast of Acre
Israeli occupation date	October 31, 1948
Israeli military operation	Operation Hiram
Israeli attacking brigade	Oded Brigade
Remaining population after occupation	Population was completely expulsioned November 1948
Remaining structures after occupation	A church
Population	1596 1931 1945 374 339 490
Number of houses	1931: 40
Historical names	Caananite name n/a Roman name n/a Crusader name Acref
Israeli settlement(s)	Shomera, Even Menachem, Goren, Gomot ha-Galil, Yoqrat
Public structures	A church, a school

See also

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

External Links & References

• http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Iqrit/index.html