Deir Hanna
Initially, al-Jazzar's power was effectively limited to Acre because Zahir's Zaydani kinsmen still controlled their fortress villages in the Galilee and challenged the new order. Indeed, al-Jazzar's official justification for relocating the province's headquarters to Acre was to eliminate the remnants of Zahir's realm still active in the city's hinterland. The most significant Zaydani opponent resisting al-Jazzar was Zahir's son Ali, who was based in Deir Hanna. Meanwhile, Nasif al-Nassar submitted to al-Jazzar's authority. The Shia Muslim clans sought to make amends with the Ottoman authorities following their alliance with Zahir and the principal Shia Muslim notable of Tyre hosted al-Jazzar during his visit to the city in the spring of 1776. Meanwhile, Hasan Kapudan returned to Acre in the summer of 1776, and he and al-Jazzar, whose forces were bolstered by Nasif's Shia horsemen, besieged Deir Hanna, which capitulated in June. With the defeat of Zahir's sons, al-Jazzar consolidated his control over Acre and the Safad area.