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Haganah Seizes Haifa

Haganah Seizes Haifa

April 22, 1948 As communal violence increases with the approaching departure of British troops and expected declaration of Israeli independence, the Haganah seizes Haifa, and as many as 25,000 Arabs flee the city, possibly in…

Davidka Mortar First Used

Davidka Mortar First Used

March 13, 1948 The Davidka, a mortar designed and manufactured at the Mikveh Israel agricultural school for use in Israel’s fight for independence, is used in combat for the first time in an attack on…

Cairo-Haifa Train Bombed

Cairo-Haifa Train Bombed

February 29, 1948 Jewish militants from the Lehi underground group mine train cars carrying British troops on the Cairo-Haifa line north of Rehovot. The attack uses one or more bombs placed on the tracks and…

Today in Israeli History|February 29, 1948
U.N. Approves Partition Plan

U.N. Approves Partition Plan

The United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution 181 by a vote of 33-13 with 10 abstentions. The Resolution recommended the creation of separate Arab and Jewish states in Palestine, linked by an economic union.

Today in Israeli History|November 29, 1947
Naharayim Power Plant Opens

Naharayim Power Plant Opens

March 9, 1932 Pinhas Rutenberg and the Palestine Electric Co. open a hydroelectric power plant at Naharayim. It supplies much of the electricity in Palestine until its destruction by Iraqi troops during the 1948 War…

Gen. Haim Bar-Lev Is Born

Gen. Haim Bar-Lev Is Born

November 16, 1924 Haim Bar-Lev, an Israel Defense Forces chief of staff, is born in Vienna, Austria. His family moves to Yugoslavia before settling in Palestine in 1939. He studies at the Mikveh Israel agricultural…

Today in Israeli History|November 16, 1924