Battle of Mishmar HaEmek
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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 commanded by Fawzi al-Qawuqji and the Haganah commanded by Yitzhak Sadeh and Dan Laner. 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. In 1947 it had a population of 550.
Jewish soldiers at the entry of the Mishmar Ha'emek, 1948
Bay Mahdi, one of the ALA commanders, during the attack on Mishmar HaEmek, 1948
Villages cleared in Haganah counter-attack (red). Those captured on 12 May by Irgun marked by blue spots.
Abu Shusha, Haifa
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Abu Shusha was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on 9 April 1948 during the Battle of Mishmar HaEmek. The village was inhabited by Turkmens.
Children in Abu Shusha