Haganah

The Palmach (Hebrew: , acronym for , Plugot Maḥatz, "Strike Phalanges/Companies") was the elite combined strike forces and sayeret unit of the Haganah, the main paramilitary organization of the Yishuv (pre-1948 Jewish community in Palestine) during the period of the British Mandate. The Palmach was established in May 1941. By the outbreak of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it consisted of over 2,000 men and women in three fighting brigades and auxiliary aerial, naval and intelligence units. With the creation of Israel's army, the three Palmach Brigades were disbanded. This and political reasons com

Plan worked out by the Haganah in Mandatory Palestine in March 1948

Israeli military program

Israeli engineer (1879-1942)

branch of the Haganah

military unit

part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

politician (1886–1938)

1948 Haganah offensive to capture Beisan

right|thumb|300px|Example of the Havlagah strategy: a bus used by Jews with mesh covering the doors and windows in order to protect against Arab attacks during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.

air force of the Haganah

attempt by the Jewish Haganah to suppress the radical Irgun militancy in Mandatory Palestine

Haganah offensive

group of Haganah fighters killed in the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine

historical site in Rehovot, Israel

park in Tel Aviv, Israel