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The village was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from the 16th century until the end of World War I, when Palestine became part of the British Mandate for Palestine. On July 17 1948, the village was occupied by Israel, after its residents fled out of their homes because of Nazareth's occupation. in later years, the Moshavs Arbel and Kfar Zeitim were ...
The 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine was the first phase of the 1947–1949 Palestine war. It broke out after the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution on 29 November 1947 recommending the adoption of the Partition Plan for Palestine .
- 30 November 1947 – 14 May 1948, (5 months and 2 weeks)
The 1948 Palestine war was fought in the territory of what had been, at the start of the war, British-ruled Mandatory Palestine. During the war, the British withdrew from Palestine, Zionist forces conquered territory and established the State of Israel, and over 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled.
- 30 November 1947 – 20 July 1949, (1 year, 7 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Feb 1, 2024 · As Palestinian uprisings continued for a decade, the main sources of tension became the mandate policies that allowed for increasing Jewish immigration and land purchases.
- Emily Bazelon
A Survey of Palestine, the official source about Palestine before Nakba produced by the British Mandate; over 1200 pages. Satellite View & Google Earth: Over 6,000 placemarks identifying all destroyed towns, W. Bank & Gaza Strip Towns, & refugee camps.
The Plain of Hittin was the site of the famous battle of Hittin (1187), in which Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi (Saladin) defeated the Crusaders' armies, thereby securing the entire Galilee. Hittin also was the place where numerous prominent figures in the early Islamic period were born or buried.
Nov 12, 2018 · The December before the Armistice in November 1918, troops under the command of General Sir Edmund Allenby (nicknamed “The Bull”) captured Jerusalem. After the end of the war, The League of Nations...
