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Haganah took control of Jaffa
The 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine was the first phase of the 1948 Palestine war. It broke out after the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution on 29 November 1947 recommending the adoption of the Partition Plan for Palestine. -
The Cairo-born Yasser Arafat formed Fatah to conduct guerrilla warfare operations against Israel.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict emerged from intercommunal violence in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Jews and Arabs, often described as the background to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The conflict in its modern phase evolved since the declaration of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948 and consequent intervention of Arab armies on behalf of the Palestinian Arabs. -
Thomas C. Wasson, US Consul General, assassinated in Jerusalem.
Thomas Campbell Wasson was an American diplomat who was killed while serving as the Consul General for the United States in Jerusalem. Wasson was also a member of United Nations Truce Commission. -
The Israeli army killed at least 70 villagers at Al-Dawayima.
The al-Dawayima massacre describes the killing of civilians by the Israeli army that took place in the Palestinian Arab town of al-Dawayima on October 28, 1948 during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The incident occurred after the town was captured by the IDF's 89th Commando Battalion during Operation Yoav -
Armistice signed with Egypt.
Israel demanded that Egypt withdraw all its forces from Palestine. Egypt insisted on a withdrawal.
