Palmach

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

unit of the Israel Defense Forces

reserve infantry brigade of the Israel Defense Forces

Palyam (, an abbreviation of Plugat HaYam (), ) was the marines of the Palmach. thumb|250px|right|Palyam Emblem

haganah operation against the British in Mandatory Palestine, June 1946

1948 military operation

1948 Israeli killing of Palestinian civilians

1948 Israeli assault on village cluster

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

Sabotage of railway infrastructure