This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Deir Hanna (Arabic: دير حنا, Hebrew: דֵיר חַנָּא)[2] is a local council in the Northern District of Israel, located on the hills of the Lower Galilee, 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Acre.

[11] Deir Hanna became a base for the Zaydānī family in the 18th century, and thus its importance grew with Zahir al-Umar's rise to power during that time.

[12] The two villages served as the rural stronghold of the Zaydani family, and before taking the port town of Acre, Zahir resided in Deir Hanna and used it as his principal base of operations.

The Ottoman governor Jezzar Pasha launched a military campaign against Zahir's sons and besieged Deir Hanna.

The strength of the village fortress allowed Ali to withstand the siege for several months until Jezzar received reinforcements from the Kapudan Hasan Pasha in July 1776.

Zahir is credited with the construction of the outer walls, while Ali al-Zahir had two towers built off of the eastern and western sides of the fort.

[16] Local peasants re-inhabited Deir Hanna sometime after Jezzar's assault, but the village did not recover its prominence and no longer posed a threat to Ottoman authority.

[17] In 1838, Deir Hanna was noted as a Christian and Muslim village in the Esh-Shagur district, located between Safad, Acca and Tiberias.

The town has been through a thorough modernization process in the last 10 years, and now has a full education system, health care facilities and sports playgrounds.