[6][7][8] Al-Mansi is located on the western side of Marj Ibn 'Amer (Jezreel Valley), and is 30 km southeast of Haifa city.

[16] In addition to agriculture, residents practiced animal husbandry which formed was an important source of income for the town.

[17] On 9 April 1948, Golani troops informed their headquarter that "Our forces are fighting in ... Mansi ... We are preparing to destroy the villages when we evacuate them".

[18] The newspaper Filastin reported that Zionist forces had infiltrated al-Mansi on 9 April, resulting in an exchange of fire with the village's defenders.

[19] According to Fawzi al-Qawuqji, the Arab Liberation Army forces withdrew to al-Mansi on 11 April, after a "violent" counter-attack.

The Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi described the village in 1992: "The remains of the school and the mosque are still standing in the midst of a thick undergrowth composed of vines and thorny bushes.