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Al-Khayriyya
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| Al-Khayriyya | |
| Arabic | الخيْريّة |
| Also Spelled | Banai Berka, Benebarak |
| District | Jaffa |
| Population | 1,420 (1945) |
| Jurisdiction | 13,672 dunams |
| Date of depopulation | 25 April 1948 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Jewish forces |
| Current localities | Giv'atayim |
Al-Khayriyya (Arabic: الخيْريّة) was a Palestinian village located 7.5 kilometers east of Jaffa. Its 1,647 inhabitants were forced to flee by the 25 April 1948 military assault by the Alexandroni Brigade of the pre-state Israeli forces in the lead up to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.[1]
At the time of Assyria rule in Palestine, al-Khayriyya was known as Banai Berka, during Roman rule, it was known as by Beneberak.[1] At the time of the British Mandate in Palestine, the villagers changed the name of the village to al-Khayriyya to distinguish it from the neighbouring Zionist colony of Bene Beraq.[1]
The suburbs of modern-day Giv'atayim stretch into the former lands of the village of al-Khayriyya.[1]