Operation Schfifon
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On May 13, 1948, a day before the state of Israel
was proclaimed, the Haganah
launched Operation Shfifon ' onMouseout='HidePop("69686")' href="/topics/Cerastes_cerastes">Cerastes Cerastes
) with the aim of capturing the British outposts in the Old City of Jerusalem and preventing the Arab forces from taking control of them first.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
was proclaimed, the Haganah
Haganah
Haganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.- Origins :...
launched Operation Shfifon ' onMouseout='HidePop("69686")' href="/topics/Cerastes_cerastes">Cerastes Cerastes
Cerastes cerastes
Cerastes cerastes is a venomous viper species native to the deserts of Northern Africa and parts of the Middle East. They often are easily recognized by the presence of a pair of supraocular horns, although hornless individuals do occur. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:The...
) with the aim of capturing the British outposts in the Old City of Jerusalem and preventing the Arab forces from taking control of them first.