al-mansura was believed to have been attacked during the israeli offensive operation hiram in october 1948. in mid-november, the israeli army had palestinian arab villages on the lebanese border cleared, including al-mansura. its residents were expelled from the village, with some leaving for lebanon while most were sent to the arab town of rameh in the heart of the galilee. the maronite church requested that the israeli government allow al-mansura's inhabitants to resettle the village but were refused. the residents of al-mansura continued to demand permission from the israeli courts to resettle for some time after, but were unsuccessful.