Burma Road (Israel)
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Burma Road in Israel was a makeshift bypass road between Kibbutz Hulda and Jerusalem, built under the supervision of General Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem. It was named for the Chin
Burma Road
Convoy returning to Tzrifin from Burma Road, 1948
Construction of Burma Road
A bulldozer tows a truck on Burma road, June 1948
Battle for Jerusalem
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The Battle for Jerusalem took place during the 1947–1948 civil war phase of the 1947–1949 Palestine war. It saw Jewish and Arab militias in Mandatory Palestine, and later the militaries of Israel and
The Arab Legion besieging the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem, May 1948
Arabs attack the commercial center 2 December 1947
Bomb attack by Irgun on 29 December 1947
Palmach soldiers attack the San Simon monastery in Katamon, Jerusalem, April 1948 (battle reconstruction)