Umm al-Faraj

Umm al-Faraj was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

Umm al-Faraj
District	District of Acre
Location	10.5 km northeast of Acre
Israeli occupation date	May 20-21, 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 415 800
Number of houses	1931: 94
Historical names	Caananite name n/a Roman name n/a Crusader name Le Fiegre
Israeli settlement(s)	Ben 'Ammi
Public structures	A mosque

See also

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

External Links & References

• http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Umm-al-Faraj/index.html