Operation Hiram
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Operation Hiram was a military operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was led by General Moshe Carmel, and aimed at capturing the Upper Galilee region fr
IDF soldiers in Sa'sa', 30 October 1948
Villages captured during Operation Hiram. Grid = 10 km
A Palmach unit attacks Sa'sa
Israeli machine gun position during an assault on Sa'sa
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
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Fawzi al-Qawuqji was an Arab nationalist military figure in the interwar period. He served briefly in Palestine in 1936 fighting the British Mandatory suppression of the Palestinian Revolt. A politica
Operation Hiram
…Arab–Israeli War. It was led by General Moshe Carmel, and aimed at capturing the Upper Galilee region from the Arab Liberation Army (ALA) forces led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji and a Syrian battalion. The operation, which lasted 60 hours (29–31 October), ended just before the ceasefire with the neighboring Arab countries went…
Fawzi al-Qawuqji in 1936
Fawzi al-Qawuqji (3rd from the right) in 1936.
An Otter armored car captured by the Haganah from the ALA (Arab Liberation Army- Kaukji's army) on 1948. The car still carries the ALA emblem, a dagger stabbing a Star of David.
Fawzi al-Quawuqji 24 May 1948