1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
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Was a civil war between the Jewish and Arab populations of the British Mandate for Palestine, and the first phase of the 1948 Palestine War. The goal of the Jewish population was the creation of their own nation, whereas the Arab community, which represented the majority of the country, opposed this plan.
Chronology
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November 1947: When obligatory consicription was instituted, the Jewish held territories encompassed the zones with a Jewis-majority population.
April 1948: Tiberias fell in mid-end April.
April 1948: Haifa fell on 23 April. 15,000 Arabs evacuated the city during 21-22 April.
April 1948: Jaffa was conquered at the end of April 1948 with Operation Hametz.
May 1948: Israeli conquests until end of May during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
Was a military operation carried out by Jewish paramilitary brigades during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
April 1948: Arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Nachshon.
August 1948: Bayt Thul was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Nachshon.
April 1948: Between 5-20 April 1500 men from the Givati and Harel brigades took control of the road to Jerusalem.
Was a battle between the Arab Liberation Army (Yarmouk Battalion) and the Haganah (Palmach and HISH) during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
April 1948: Palmach units gained control of the village of Abu Zurayq on April 12.
April 1948: Palmach units took the villages of Al-Mansi and Naghnaghiya.
April 1948: Ghubayya al-Fauqa was occupied until mid-April, along with nearby Ghubayya al-Tahta.
Was a military operation carried out by Jewish paramilitary brigades during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
June 1948: Al-Dirbashiyya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
April 1948: Arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
May 1948: Arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
May 1948: Al-Zawiya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
May 1948: Al-Mansura, Safad were among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
June 1948: Al-Shuna was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
June 1948: Taytaba was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
June 1948: By the end of the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine, Zionist paramilitary organization Haganah conquered the Galilee panhandle from Tiberias to Metula.
June 1948: Al-Didara was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
May 1948: 'Ammuqa was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
May 1948: Al-Shawka al-Tahta was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
May 1948: The elders of the city of Beisan surrendered to the Golani battalion.
May 1948: Khan al-Duway was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
Was a military operation carried out by Jewish paramilitary brigades during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
May 1948: The Palmah force took over Katamon, a neighborhood in south-central Jerusalem, at the end of April 1948.
April 1948: On the night of 24/25 April the Palmah's Harle Brigade, under the command of Yitzhak Rabin, captured Sheikh Jarrah.
Was a military operation carried out by Jewish paramilitary brigades during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
May 1948: Arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Ben-Ami.
May 1948: On May 17, 1948 Israeli troops took control of Acre
May 1948: Umm al-Faraj was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Ben-Ami.
May 1948: al-Kabri was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Ben-Ami.
May 1948: al-Ghabisiyya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Ben-Ami.
June 1948: al-Birwa was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Ben-Ami.
May 1948: al-Tall was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Ben-Ami.
Was a military operation carried out by Jewish paramilitary brigades during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
May 1948: Jewish forces from the Haganah and Irgun executed Operation Kilshon ("Pitchfork"). Its aim was to capture the Jewish suburbs of Jerusalem.
Was a military operation carried out by Jewish paramilitary brigades during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
June 1948: Al-Malikiyya, evacuated by its Lebanese and Palestinian defenders, was captured without a fight by the Israelis during Operation Hiram.
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Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins, O Jérusalem, Robert Laffont, 1971. p. 372
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Golani, M. (2009): The End of the British Mandate for Palestine, 1948: The Diary of Sir Henry Gurney, Springer, p.183
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Operation Ben-Ami. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 March 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ben-Ami
Operation Hiram. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 March 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hiram
Operation Nachshon. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 March 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Nachshon
Operation Yiftach. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 March 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Yiftach
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israel_hist_1947. University of Texas Libraries. Retrieved on 6 April 2024 on https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/israel_hist_1973.jpg
