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The Times · 16 February 1948

CP-1948-005

Arab Village Attacked by Bomb Squads

11 lives lost, 14 houses

United Press, Jerusalem

Arab Village Attacked by Bomb Squads — The Times, 16 February 1948
The Times · 16 February 1948

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“Jerusalem, Feb. 15 (UP).—Bomb squads of the Jewish Haganah organization attacked an Arab village and dynamited five bridges in predawn operations today over a wide area of Northern Palestine bordering on Lebanon and Trans-Jordan. An official announcement said that the death toll in Palestine in 24 hours had been 13 Arabs and one Jew killed. Thirteen Jews, nine British soldiers and an Italian civilian were wounded… Official reports said that 11 Arabs were killed and 14 houses destroyed in an attack on Susa village, which lies at a crossroads leading to 10 Jewish settlements bordering the Lebanon frontier. Three Arabs were wounded.” (Continued on page two.)

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