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| 21 Jun 1948 |
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| Israelis steal 5 rail wagons of petrol from British troops |
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| Haganah sink the Irgun ship "Altalena" |
| 18 Jun 1948 |
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| Israeli forces attack and burn Arab village of Zanghariya |
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| Israelis steal armoured car and guns from British troops in Haifa port |
| 16 Jun 1948 |
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| Israeli cabinet decides not to allow return of Palestinian refugees |
| 15 Jun 1948 |
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| end of Capture and total destruction of the al-Maghar village |
| 11 Jun 1948 |
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| start of First truce in Arab-Israeli War |
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| First Battle of Bir 'Asluj |
| 7 Jun 1948 |
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| Moroccan Jew attacks Muslim with scissors in Oujda, triggering a pogrom |
| 5 Jun 1948 |
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| Weitz gives Ben-Gurion his memo recommending retroactive transfer |
| 3 Jun 1948 |
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| end of Mivtza Pleshet (Operation Philistia) |
| 2 Jun 1948 |
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| Battle of Ras al-Ayn |
| 1 Jun 1948 |
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| Second Battle of Latrun |
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| start of Mivtza Pleshet (Operation Philistia) |
| 29 May 1948 |
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| Israeli aircraft attack Egyptians at Isdud |
| 28 May 1948 |
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| Egyptians reach Isdud, digging in two miles to its north |
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| Surrender of Jewish quarter of Old City of Jerusalem |
| 26 May 1948 |
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| Election in South Africa ushers in the era of Apartheid |
| late May 1948 |
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| French government decides to donate arms to Irgun |
| 24 May 1948 |
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| First Battle of Latrun |
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| Egyptians reach Majdal, making it their headquarters |
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| Jan Smuts gives de facto recognition to Israel |
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| Iraqi regulars move into Nablus-Jenin-Tulkarm triangle |
| 23 May 1948 |
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| Israeli agents attempt to poison Gaza water supply |
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| end of Massacre at al-Tantura |
| 22 May 1948 |
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| Egyptian Spitfires shot down by British airmen |
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| start of Massacre at al-Tantura |
| late May 1948 |
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| Israeli Air Force bombs Gaza City |
| 21 May 1948 |
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| Carmeli Brigade capture al-Ghabisiyya |
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| Egyptian units reach Bethlehem after crossing desert through Beer el Sabe |
| late May 1948 |
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| Israeli army expels the people of Ghabisiyya |
| 20 May 1948 |
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| Massacre at Kabri |
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| UN Security Council appoints Folke Bernadotte as Mediator for Palestine |
| 19 May 1948 |
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| end of Typhoid epidemic in besieged Acre -- poisoned water supply suspected |
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| Kibbutz Yad Mordechai attacks passing Egyptian column |
| 18 May 1948 |
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| Israeli army attacks Old City of Jerusalem |
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| Egyptian air raid on Tel Aviv |
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| Massacre at Acre |
| 17 May 1948 |
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| Capture of Acre |
| 16 May 1948 |
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| US army in Germany commits to assisting Jews in Germany and Austria to leave for Israel |
| 15 May 1948 |
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| start of Capture and total destruction of the al-Maghar village |
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| Egyptian Spitfires bomb Sdeh Dov airfield |
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| Egyptian army attacks Dangour |
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| Egypt closes Suez canal to ships travelling to/from Palestine |
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| Nakba day zero |
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| end of Ethnic cleansing of Bisan |
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| Arab army contingents enter Palestine |
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| Acre surrenders to Haganah |
| 14 May 1948 |
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| Last British High Commissioner departs from Haifa |
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| British Union Jack at remains of King David Hotel replaced by flag of International Red Cross |
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| British High Commissioner leaves Jerusalem for Haifa |
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| Kfar Etzion settlement surrenders to Arab forces |
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| US recognizes Israel |
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| Declaration of Israel's independence |
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| end of Second Special Session of General Assembly met in Flushing Meadows |
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| Ben-Gurion promises than an Israeli constitution would be in place before 1 October 1948 |
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| start of Ethnic cleansing of Bisan |
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| Cancellation, by British Mandate authorities in Palestine, of Emergency Regulations |
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| UNGA approves creation of United Nations Mediator for Palestine |
| 13 May 1948 |
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| UN subcommittee recommends temporary regime for Palestine as a whole |
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| In press conference, Truman refuses to commit himself on recognition of Jewish state |
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| end of Zionist attack on, and capture of, Jaffa |
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| Chairman of UN Consular Truce Commission heads for Amman to offer US truce terms to Arab Higher Committee |
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| Harold Evans appointed Special Municipal Commissioner for Jerusalem |
| 12 May 1948 |
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| Provisional State Council votes, 5 to 4, not to mention borders in Israeli declaration of independence |
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| Truman and Marshall clash over proposal to recognize Jewish state in Palestine |
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| White House discussion of US action in event of declaration of Jewish state |
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| Meeting of Provisional State Council |
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| Drafting of Israeli Declaration of Independence |
| 11 May 1948 |
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| A letter bomb addressed to Sir Evelyn Barker was detected by his wife. |
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| Golda Meir visits Abdullah in Amman |
| 10 May 1948 |
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| British Life Guards withdraw from Jaffa to Sarafand camp |
| 9 May 1948 |
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| Haganah meeting in Netanya to decide fate of Tantura and neighbouring coastal villages |
| 8 May 1948 |
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| end of Ethnic Cleansing of Safed |
| 7 May 1948 |
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| start of Ethnic Cleansing of Safed |
| 6 May 1948 |
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| start of Typhoid epidemic in besieged Acre -- poisoned water supply suspected |
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| Haganah leadership present Ben-Gurion with ultimatum, demanding reinstatement of Israel Galili as head of National Command |
| 5 May 1948 |
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| Trusteeship Council adopts plan to select Special Municipal Commissioner for Jerus'm |
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| ALA troops leave Jaffa under British protection |
| 4 May 1948 |
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| end of Further massacres at Ein ez Zeitun (Ayn Zaytoun) |
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| United Nations committee starts to draft resolution for provisional regime in Palestine |
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| Jessup telegram to Dean Rusk on Soviet intentions in Middle East |
| 3 May 1948 |
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| Letter bomb sent to Roy Farran kills his brother, Rex |
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| start of Further massacres at Ein ez Zeitun (Ayn Zaytoun) |
| 2 May 1948 |
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| British officers of Arab Legion meet with Haganah officers |
| May 1948 |
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| Operation Barak |
| 1 May 1948 |
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| Massacre at Ein ez Zeitun (Ayn Zaytoun) |
| 30 Apr 1948 |
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| end of Final Haganah attack on Qatamon, leading to its capture |
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| US proposes temporary trusteeship for Jerusalem. |
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| Haganah and Palmach finish the ethnic cleansing of Qatamon |
| 29 Apr 1948 |
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| start of Final Haganah attack on Qatamon, leading to its capture |
| 28 Apr 1948 |
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| Start of Operation Hametz (Mitzva Hametz) |
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| UN Trusteeship Council announces tentative truce in Old City |
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| Battle for Tel Arish |
| 26 Apr 1948 |
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| start of Generals' Revolt in Israel |
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| UN General Assembly asks Trusteeship Council to protect Jerusalem and its people |
| 25 Apr 1948 |
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| Haganah attack Saqiya |
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| start of Zionist attack on, and capture of, Jaffa |
| 23 Apr 1948 |
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| end of Haganah capture of Haifa - Operation Bi'ur Hametz ("Passover Cleaning") |
| 22 Apr 1948 |
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| Haganah shell Palestinian refugees in market square in Haifa |
| late Apr 1948 |
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| British authorities in Palestine evacuate last Templers to Germany and Australia |
| 22 Apr 1948 |
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| Clash between British Army and guards at Moshav Mivtahim |
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| end of Capture of Tiberias |
| 21 Apr 1948 |
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| British army commander in Haifa informs Arabs that his troops are evacuating city immediately, apart from harbor and key roads that army would need during organized withdrawal in late May |
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| start of Haganah capture of Haifa - Operation Bi'ur Hametz ("Passover Cleaning") |
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| British army commander in Haifa informs the Hagana that his troops are evacuating city immediately, apart from harbor and key roads that army would need during organized withdrawal in mid-May |
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| Trusteeship Council votes to refer Jerusalem statute to General Assembly |
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