| 1948 Palestine war | |
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| 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine Military engagements
Massacres and civilian attacks
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Central and Jerusalem front
Northern front International Massacres Biological warfare |
On May 13, 1948, a day before the state of Israel was proclaimed, the Haganah launched Operation Shfifon (Hebrew: מבצע שפיפון, lit. Operation Cerastes Cerastes) with the aim of capturing the British outposts in the Old City of Jerusalem and preventing the Arab forces from taking control of them first. Such an eventuality had long been anticipated, and plans prepared called Operation Shfifon ('horned viper'; some translate it as 'Serpent') and quickly followed by Operation Kilshon.
See also
- List of battles and operations in the 1948 Palestine war
- 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
- Depopulated Palestinian locations in Israel
References
- O Jerusalem! by Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre Publisher: Simon & Schuster page 367
External links
- Etzel (Irgun) history Archived 2022-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Bevingrad surrounded by barbed wire on the left Archived 2002-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
| Israeli military operations in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War | |
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| Pre-IDF | |
| IDF | |
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