Battle of 3 Shevat

Battle of 3 Shevat
Part of the 1947-48 civil war in Mandatory Palestine and the 1947-1949 Palestine war
Date January 14, 1948 Location Gush Etzion, Mandatory Palestine Result Palestinian Arab failure
Belligerents
Army of the Holy War	Haganah
Commanders and leaders
Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni	Uzi Narkiss Moshe Dayan
Strength
400 fighters	Unknown
Casualties and losses
100 killed 104 wounded	3 killed

The Battle of 3 Shevat took place during the 1947–1949 Palestine war on January 14, 1948 (Hebrew date: 3 Shevat).

The battle began with a large attack on Gush Etzion by Arab groups in the area, reinforced by Arabs and Bedouins who came from as far as Jerusalem and Beer Sheva, under the command of Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni. They attempted to capture the center of Gush Etzion, and to divide the four settlements of Gush Etzion into two separate enclaves and destroy them. Their attack was repulsed, at the cost of heavy losses to the attackers.