Al-Batani al-Gharbi was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 13, 1948, by the Giv'ati Brigade under Operation Barak. It was located 36 km northeast of Gaza.
البطاني الغربي قرية فلسطينية أحتلت ودمرت عام 1948 م خلال عملية باراك - أيار 1948 م - والتي استهدفت في البداية أكبر قرى المنطقة وهي قرية بيت دراس.بلغ عدد سكان البطاني الغربي في عام 1945 م 980 نسمة، وقدر عدد أبناء القرية اللاجئين في عام 1998 حوالي 7000 نسمة. (ar)
Al-Batani al-Gharbi was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 13, 1948, by the Giv'ati Brigade under Operation Barak. It was located 36 km northeast of Gaza. (en)