Battle of Mishmar HaEmek
1948 battle of the 1947–1949 Palestine War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Mishmar HaEmek was a ten-day battle fought from 4 to 15 April 1948 between the Arab Liberation Army (Yarmouk Battalion) commanded by Fawzi al-Qawuqji and the Haganah (Palmach and HISH) commanded by Yitzhak Sadeh and Dan Laner.[1] The battle began when al-Qawuqji launched an attack against Mishmar HaEmek with the intent of taking the kibbutz, which was strategically placed beside the main road between Jenin and Haifa.[2] In 1947 it had a population of 550.[3]
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Battle of Mishmar HaEmek | |||||||
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Part of 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine | |||||||
Jewish soldiers at the entry of the Mishmar Ha'emek, 1948 | |||||||
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Haganah | Arab Liberation Army | ||||||
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Yitzhak Sadeh | Fawzi al-Qawuqji | ||||||
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~470 militiamen | 1,000 militiamen | ||||||
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