In 1517, the village was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire with the rest of Palestine, and in 1596 the village, called Hayriyya, appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as being in the  nahiya of Ramla (liwa´ of Gaza), with a population of 28 Muslim households, an estimated 154 persons.
In 1517, the village was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire along with the rest of Palestine. In 1596, the village, called Hayriyya, was listed in Ottoman tax records as being located within the Ramla (liwa´ of Gaza) district and had a population of 28 Muslim households, estimated to be around 154 people.