Operation Agatha
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Operation Agatha, sometimes called Black Sabbath or Black Saturday because it began on the Jewish sabbath, was a police and military operation conducted by the British authorities in Mandatory Palesti
Zionist leaders in Latrun, following the operation. Left to right: David Remez, Moshe Sharett, Yitzhak Gruenbaum, Dov Yosef, David Shenkarsky, David Hacohen, Chaim Halperin.
A room in Kibbutz Yagur after a weapon search was conducted during Operation Agatha. From the collections of the National Library of Israel.
British Government Statement of Information Relating to Acts of Violence, including a summary of information gained from Operation Agatha.
Palmach
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The Palmach was the elite combined strike forces and sayeret unit of the Haganah, the main paramilitary organization of the Yishuv during the period of the British Mandate. The Palmach was established
Operation Agatha
…of anarchy" then existing in Palestine. Other objectives included obtaining documentary proof of Jewish Agency approval of sabotage operations by the Palmach and of an alliance between the Haganah and the more violent Lehi (Stern Gang) and Irgun, destroying the Haganah's military power, boosting army morale…
"The German squad" of the Palmach on a training march.
Beit Keshet, First Palmach outpost, 1944
Small arms training of B Company
Palmach sappers in the ruins of a village, 1948