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Sign: Shuafat - In memory of the 5th battalion of the Palmach-Harel

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Beit Shemesh - Sha’ar HaGai Road, Israel
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סמל הגדוד החמישי

שעפט
אור לי"ד בניסן תש"ח
ליל 22-23 באפריל 1948

בראשית מבצע "יבוסי" - פשיטה ופיצוץ בתים
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The memorial site was photographed that day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

Operation Yevusi took place following information that the British were preparing to evacuate parts of Jerusalem, and the defense forces tried to take control of these areas. As part of the operation, the village of Shuafat was captured and destroyed by the Fifth Battalion of the Palmach-Harel Brigade.

Translation of the text on the sign:
Emblem of the Fifth Battalion

Shuafat
Night 22-23 April 1948

At the beginning of Operation "Yevusi" - raiding and blowing up houses



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