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{{Main|1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine|1948 Arab-Israeli War}}
{{See also|1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine#War of the roads and blockade of Jerusalem| Operation Nachshon}}
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[[Image:1948 Jerusalem Bevingrad Princess Mary Ave.jpg|300px|thumb|Princess Mary Street in Jerusalem, 1948, blocked by [[barbed wire]], was dubbed "[[Ernest Bevin|Bevingrad]]". The building on the right is the [[Generali Building]], which housed the British main [[quartermaster]].]]
[[File:Israel 15 mai 1948.GIF|thumb|Area under Israeli control on 15 May 1948]]{{Campaignbox 1948 Palestine war}}
On May 13, 1948, a day before the state of [[Israel]] was proclaimed, the [[Haganah]] launched '''Operation Shfifon''' ({{Langx|he|מבצע שפיפון}}, ''lit.'' Operation [[Cerastes cerastes|Cerastes Cerastes]]) with the aim of capturing the British outposts in the [[Old City (Jerusalem)|Old City]] of [[Jerusalem]] and preventing the Arab forces from taking control of them first. Such an eventuality had long been anticipated, and plans prepared called Operation Shfifon ('horned viper'; some translate it as 'Serpent') and quickly followed by [[Operation Kilshon]].<ref>O Jerusalem! by Larry Collins,  Dominique Lapierre Publisher: Simon & Schuster page 367</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of battles and operations in the 1948 Palestine war]]
* [[1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine]]
* [[Depopulated Palestinian locations in Israel]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.etzel.org.il/english/ac19.htm Etzel (Irgun) history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109132416/https://etzel.org.il/english/ac19.htm |date=2022-01-09 }}
* [http://info.jpost.com/2000/Supplements/Haatzmaut/photos/jerusalem/j2.jpg Bevingrad surrounded by barbed wire on the left] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020720161459/http://info.jpost.com/2000/Supplements/Haatzmaut/photos/jerusalem/j2.jpg |date=2002-07-20 }}

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