Battle of 3 Shevat 1948
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About the battle
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.
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