Operation Yevusi

Operation Yevusi
Part of the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine

Katamon after Operation Yevusi
Date22 April – 3 May 1948
Location
Result Incomplete due to ceasefire imposed by British army. Palmach capture of Katamon.
Belligerents

Israel Yishuv

Commanders and leaders
Yitzhak Sadeh[1]

Ibrahim Abu Daya

Kamil Uraiqat (local irregulars)
Strength
Two brigades unknown
Casualties and losses
Over 70 Over 80

Operation Yevusi (Hebrew: מבצע יבוסי; Eng. "Jebusite"), also known as the Second Battle of Nebi Samwil, was a Palmach military operation carried out during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War to assert Jewish control over Jerusalem.[2] The operation, commanded by Yitzhak Sadeh, lasted two weeks, from 22 April 1948 to 3 May 1948. Not all objectives were achieved before the British enforced a ceasefire.[3]

  1. ^ War in Palestine, 1948: strategy and diplomacy, David Tal
  2. ^ In the shadow of the struggle, Ervin Birnbaum
  3. ^ Collins, Larry & Lapierre, Dominique (1972) O Jerusalem! History Book Club edition by arrangement with Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Page 301. Sadeh to Rabin: "If we can get away with this Jerusalem will be all ours forty eight hours after the British leave."