April 21–22, 1948 · Northern Palestine Theater
April 21–22, 1948
Operation Bi'ur Chametz — Haganah forces seize Haifa in just two days after British forces withdraw from the city. Arab residents, caught between Haganah loudspeaker appeals to stay and ALA orders to flee, abandon the city en masse. The port city falls almost entirely to Jewish forces within 48 hours.
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