Operation Kedem

Operation Kedem
	Part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Date	14–17 July 1948
Location	East Jerusalem, Palestine
Result	Palestinian-Jordanian victory Irgun and Lehi failed to enter the Old City of Jerusalem;
Belligerents
Israel	Transjordan; Arab Liberation Army
Casualties and losses
17 killed (Malha); Unknown (Old City)	Unknown

Operation Kedem was an action planned and carried out by Irgun and Lehi forces in July 1948, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. Its purpose was to capture East Jerusalem, including the Old City. After the first cease-fire of the Arab–Israeli War, which lasted for four weeks, the balance in power in Jerusalem had shifted dramatically. The Jews were now much stronger than the Arabs in the Jerusalem sector. Irgun and Lehi attempts to break through the wall into the Old City failed.^[1]

^ Gelber, Yoav (2006-01-26). Palestine 1948, 2nd Edition: War, Escape and the Emergence of the Palestinian Refugee Problem. Liverpool University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-83764-232-8.

[1] Gelber, Yoav (2006-01-26). Palestine 1948, 2nd Edition: War, Escape and the Emergence of the Palestinian Refugee Problem. Liverpool University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-83764-232-8.

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