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| has gloss | eng: The siege of Jerusalem was an Arab attempt to block the road to Jerusalem in the days leading up to Israeli independence, from December 1, 1947 to July 10, 1948, preventing supplies from reaching the city. From May 15, following the end of the mandate and the declaration of the state of Israel, the Palestinian Arab militias were joined by the Transjordan Arab Legion, assisted by British officers, and by the Egyptian Army, which invaded Palestine. Aside from the large Jewish population, Jerusalem held special importance to the Yishuv for "religious and nationalist" reasons. In particular, the Arab forces tried to cut off the road to Jerusalem from the coastal plain, where the majority of the Jewish population resided. The Arabs blocked access to Jerusalem "at Latrun and Bab al-Wad," a narrow valley surrounded by Arab villages on hills on both sides. The Arabs also fired off shells indiscriminately into West Jerusalem. Jewish civilian casualties were very high. The Arab Legion also cut off the water pipe to Jerusalem. The breaking of the siege on Jerusalem and the annexation of the captured areas to the Jewish state became primary goals for the Israelis in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. |
| lexicalization | eng: Siege of Jerusalem |
| instance of | (noun) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" conflict, fight, battle, engagement |
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| has gloss | heb: המערכה על ירושלים נמשכה לכל אורכה של מלחמת העצמאות. בסוף המלחמה נקבע "הקו העירוני", שחילק את העיר לשניים: חלקה המערבי בשליטת ישראל וחלקה המזרחי, ובכלל זה הרובע היהודי, בשליטת ירדן. בחלק המזרחי נותרה מובלעת הר הצופים בריבונות ישראל. |
| lexicalization | heb: המערכה על ירושלים במלחמת העצמאות |
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| has gloss | mkd: Опсадата на Ерусалим била серија од терористички напади кои започнале на 1 декември 1947 година и траеле се до 10 јуни 1948 година. Опсадата била наместена од страна на локалните палестински арапи по одлуката на ООН за разделување на Палестина на евреиски и арапски дел. |
| lexicalization | mkd: Опсада на Ерусалим |
| Media | |
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| media:img | Bab al Wad.jpg |
| media:img | Ben Yehuda 22 fev 1948.jpg |
| media:img | Flag of Egypt 1922.svg |
| media:img | Flag of Israel.svg |
| media:img | Flag of Jordan.svg |
| media:img | Flag of Palestine.svg |
| media:img | Flag of the United Kingdom.svg |
| media:img | Jerusalem cease-fire.jpg |
| media:img | Prof Fekete Rector Heb U1.jpg |
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