Arab al-Samniyya

Infobox Former Arab villages in Palestine
name=Arab al-Samniyya


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arname=عرب السمنية
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altSp=Arab al-Samniya
district=ac
population=200
popyear=1945
area=1,872
areakm=1.9
cause=M
curlocl=Ya'ara
date=October 31 1948

Arab al-Samniyya ( _ar. عرب السمنية) is a depopulated Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It was located in Acre District of the British Mandate of Palestine, 19.5km northeast of the city of Acre. In 1945 the village had a population 200 Arabs and a total land area of 1,872 dunums.

Military assault

It was captured by Israel's 7th Brigade and Carmeli brigades on October 31, 1948 during the Israeli offensive, Operation Hiram. The village was completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind, and its inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. The Jewish village of Ya'ara is located on the former village's land.