It became depopulated in April 1948 as a result of a military assault by the Alexandroni Brigade of the pre-state Israeli forces during the 1948 Palestine war.

[8] During the Crusader era it was known as Bombrac, mentioned in 1191 in the Itinerarium Regis Ricardi of King Richard I of England.

The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 25% on a number of crops, including wheat, barley, fruits and sesame, as well as on other types of property, such as goats, beehives and vineyards; a total of 4,000 akçe.

[10] Later in the Ottoman period the village was called Ibn Ibraq, preserving the ancient name.

[17] In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Khairiyeh had a population of 546, 5 Christians and the rest Muslims.

[17] According to the Palestine Post, in early 1948, the village residents repeatedly attacked the nearby Ef'al settlement.

Though there was no explicit mention of the prospective treatment of the villagers, the order spoke of "cleansing the area" [tihur hashetah].

[24] The final operational order stated: "Civilian inhabitants of places conquered would be permitted to leave after they are searched for weapons.

One deserted house, surrounded by shrubs and wild vegetation, has simple architecture: a rectangular door, small side windows, and a flat roof.