It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 15, 1948, under Operation Coastal Clearing.

[8] In December 1947, villagers from Al-Manshiyya approached Givat Haim to conclude a local non-belligerent agreement.

[9][10] In April 1948, Haganah had established policy of "cleaning out" the local Arabs from the coastal area.

The villagers of Al-Manshiyya evacuated eastwards, apparently after "reaching an agreement with Haganah representatives that Jewish settlements would safeguard their property and allow them to return after the war.

The Israeli settlement of Giv'at Chayyim lies on both sides of this street, and there is a large cow barn at the southern end of it.