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The '''Battle of Beersheba''' is a battle that took place between the Palestinian rebels and the British Mandate forces. The battle led to the rebels taking control of the city.<ref> |
The '''Battle of Beersheba''' is a battle that took place between the Palestinian rebels and the British Mandate forces. The battle led to the rebels taking control of the city.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d0agDwAAQBAJ&dq=september+Beersheba+%221938%22&pg=PA131 | title=Routledge Handbook on Middle East Cities | isbn=9781317231189 | last1=Yacobi | first1=Haim | last2=Nasasra | first2=Mansour | date=July 2019 }}</ref> However, they withdrew the next day. |
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== Battle == |
== Battle == |
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The revolutionaries, with the help of a number of teachers working in the city, monitored the movement of the British army over a long period.The operation was characterized by secrecy and surprise, as the British believed that Beersheba would not be targeted due to its remoteness and the small number of Jewish immigrants there. Al-Jolani ordered a squad of rebels to station at the Jerusalem-Hebron road, and another squad guarded south of Hebron and cut off the Gaza-Hebron road. The operation was launched at noon on September 9, after the city was surrounded. |
The revolutionaries, with the help of a number of teachers working in the city, monitored the movement of the British army over a long period.The operation was characterized by secrecy and surprise, as the British believed that Beersheba would not be targeted due to its remoteness and the small number of Jewish immigrants there. Al-Jolani ordered a squad of rebels to station at the Jerusalem-Hebron road, and another squad guarded south of Hebron and cut off the Gaza-Hebron road. The operation was launched at noon on September 9, after the city was surrounded. |
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The rebels seized 100 old rifles, a large number of helmets and clothes, and a rapid-fire machine gun, along with two bags of spare parts for it. The rebels later used it to shoot down two British planes in the battle of Jourat Bahlas. The rebels also released prisoners.<ref> |
The rebels seized 100 old rifles, a large number of helmets and clothes, and a rapid-fire machine gun, along with two bags of spare parts for it. The rebels later used it to shoot down two British planes in the battle of Jourat Bahlas. The rebels also released prisoners.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.marxists.org/archive/kanafani/1972/revolt.htm | title=Kanafani (1972): The 1936-39 Revolt in Palestine }}</ref> |
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The rebels did not establish any governance in the city, as the district of Beersheba was considered mainly a revolutionary base and the British had little influence there. Full control of Beersheba was re-established only in November.<ref> |
The rebels did not establish any governance in the city, as the district of Beersheba was considered mainly a revolutionary base and the British had little influence there. Full control of Beersheba was re-established only in November.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d0agDwAAQBAJ&dq=september+Beersheba+%221938%22&pg=PA131 | title=Routledge Handbook on Middle East Cities | isbn=9781317231189 | last1=Yacobi | first1=Haim | last2=Nasasra | first2=Mansour | date=July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1938/11/22/archives/beersheba-taken-by-british-troops-all-palestine-towns-that-the-arab.html | title=BEERSHEBA TAKEN BY BRITISH TROOPS; All Palestine Towns That the Arab Rebels Seized Are Now Controlled by Military TERRORISTS STILL ACTIVE Judge of Moslem Court Shot Dead in Hebron-Wounds Fatal to Foe of Mufti | work=The New York Times | date=22 November 1938 }}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Abd Al-Halim Al-Julani ("Shalaf") Military commander of the Hebron | Unknown British police chief † | ||||||
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Tens injured One missing 250 rifles and machine guns 50 ammo boxes 50 pistols 200 bombs | |||||||
The Battle of Beersheba is a battle that took place between the Palestinian rebels and the British Mandate forces. The battle led to the rebels taking control of the city.[3] However, they withdrew the next day.
Battle
The revolutionaries, with the help of a number of teachers working in the city, monitored the movement of the British army over a long period.The operation was characterized by secrecy and surprise, as the British believed that Beersheba would not be targeted due to its remoteness and the small number of Jewish immigrants there. Al-Jolani ordered a squad of rebels to station at the Jerusalem-Hebron road, and another squad guarded south of Hebron and cut off the Gaza-Hebron road. The operation was launched at noon on September 9, after the city was surrounded.
The rebels seized 100 old rifles, a large number of helmets and clothes, and a rapid-fire machine gun, along with two bags of spare parts for it. The rebels later used it to shoot down two British planes in the battle of Jourat Bahlas. The rebels also released prisoners.[4]
The rebels did not establish any governance in the city, as the district of Beersheba was considered mainly a revolutionary base and the British had little influence there. Full control of Beersheba was re-established only in November.[5][6]
References
- ^ Nasasra, Mansour (2014). "Memories from Beersheba: The Bedouin Palestine Police and the Frontiers of the Empire". Bulletin for the Council for British Research in the Levant. 9: 32–38. doi:10.1179/1752726014Z.00000000023.
- ^ Anderson, Charles (2021). "When Palestinians Became Human Shields: Counterinsurgency, Racialization, and the Great Revolt (1936–1939)". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 63 (3): 625–654. doi:10.1017/S0010417521000219. S2CID 235663103.
- ^ Yacobi, Haim; Nasasra, Mansour (July 2019). Routledge Handbook on Middle East Cities. ISBN 9781317231189.
- ^ "Kanafani (1972): The 1936-39 Revolt in Palestine".
- ^ Yacobi, Haim; Nasasra, Mansour (July 2019). Routledge Handbook on Middle East Cities. ISBN 9781317231189.
- ^ "BEERSHEBA TAKEN BY BRITISH TROOPS; All Palestine Towns That the Arab Rebels Seized Are Now Controlled by Military TERRORISTS STILL ACTIVE Judge of Moslem Court Shot Dead in Hebron-Wounds Fatal to Foe of Mufti". The New York Times. 22 November 1938.