Operation Kedem

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Operation Kedem
Part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Date14–17 July 1948
Location
East Jerusalem, Palestine
Result

Palestinian-Jordanian victory

Belligerents
 Israel  Transjordan
Kingdom of Hejaz Arab Liberation Army
Casualties and losses
17 killed (Malha)
Unknown (Old City)		 Unknown

Operation Kedem was an action planned and carried out by

Jews were now much stronger than the Arabs in the Jerusalem sector. Irgun and Lehi attempts to break through the wall into the Old City failed.[1]

Operation

The operation was to be carried out by

Lehi forces on July 8 with help from the Haganah. But it was delayed by David Shaltiel. He told them to first capture the Arab village of Malha. On July 14, 1948, after a fierce battle in the early hours of the morning, the Irgun occupied the village. Several hours later, the Arabs launched a counterattack. Reinforcements arrived and the village was retaken by the Arabs. The Irgun lost 17 men in the battle for Malha, and many were wounded.[2]

The Irgun force commanded by Yehuda Lapidot (Nimrod) was to break through at the New Gate, Lehi to break through the wall stretching from the New Gate and Jaffa Gate, and the Beit Horon Battalion to strike from Mount Zion.

The battle was planned to begin on Shabbat, 20:00 Friday July 16, a day before the second cease-fire of the Arab–Israeli War. The plan went wrong from the beginning and was postponed first to 23:00 and then to midnight. Not until 02:30 did the battle actually begin. The Irgunists managed to break through at the New Gate, but the other forces failed in their missions. At 05:45, Shaltiel ordered a retreat and cessation of hostilities.

Brigades participating in Operation Kedem

See also

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References

  1. ISBN 978-1-83764-232-8
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  2. ^ "The Jerusalem Battalion". Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2003-08-23.

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