Central Front (1948 Arab-Israeli War)

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Were a series of battles on the central front of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War at the beginning of the war.

Chronology

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May 1948: Latrun is occupied by the 3rd Jordanian Brigade.
May 1948: Lydda and Ramleh are occupied by the 3rd Jordanian Brigade.
May 1948: The Jewish quarter of Jerusalem fell to the Jordanian Arab Legion on 28 May 1948.
May 1948: Latrun is occupied by the 3rd Jordanian Brigade.
July 1948: Irgun paramilitary Units and the Etzioni Brigade occupied the Arab village of Malha.
May 1948: Jordanian forces invaded Mandatory Palestine and moved towards Nablus and Ramallah.
May 1948: Iraqi forces march on the triangle of Jenin - Nablus - Tulkarem.
May 1948: Iraqi forces march on the triangle of Jenin - Nablus - Tulkarem.
May 1948: Iraqi forces march on the triangle of Jenin - Nablus - Tulkarem.
May 1948: Jordanian forces invaded Mandatory Palestine and moved towards Nablus and Ramallah.
May 1948: Lydda and Ramleh are occupied by the 3rd Jordanian Brigade.

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