Events in the year 1948 in the British Mandate of Palestine.

1948 in Mandatory Palestine

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See also:

1948 in the United Kingdom
Other events of 1948

Incumbents

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Events

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Car bomb explosion on Ben Yehuda Street, Jerusalem, 22 February 1948
 
Arab Legion commander Abdullah el Tell (far right) with Captain Hikmat Mihyar (far left) pose with Jewish prisoners after the Fall of Gush Etzion, May 1948

1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine

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Notable births

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Notable deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Lapierre and Collins, 1972, pp. 130–133.
  2. ^ Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre, 'O Jerusalem'.History Book Club. 1972. pages 191–195
  3. ^ Joseph, Dov (1960). The faithful city: the siege of Jerusalem, 1948. Simon and Schuster. p. 37. LCCN 60-10976. OCLC 266413. ... it was possible ... [that the] drivers [were] from the more than two hundred deserters who had already joined the Arab force [as opposed to being officially sanctioned by the British Army]
  4. ^ Gelber 2006, p. 309.
  5. ^ Morris 2008, pp. 126–128.
  6. ^ All That Remains, ISBN 0-88728-224-5. Page 398. al-Mukhayzin, 20 April, population 310 including 110 Jews.
  7. ^ Benny Morris, The birth of the Palestinian refugee problem. ISBN 0-521-33028-9. Page 113. 'aimed at resecuring and widening the Jewish-held corridor through the Judean Hills to Jerusalem'.
  8. ^ Morris, page 113. 'aimed ... at wresting from Arab control further areas in and around Jerusalem'
  9. ^ Morris, 2003, p. 139; p. 269.
  10. ^ Erickson et al., p. 149
  11. ^ Kremer (2003), p. 1266
  12. ^ Victims of Hadassah massacre to be memorialized, Judy Siegel-Itzkovich. 7 April 2008, The Jerusalem Post.

Bibliography

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Morris, Benny, (2003). The Road to Jerusalem: Glubb Pasha, Palestine and the Jews. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-86064-989-9