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| | 1948 Arab-Israeli War Encyclopedia Article @ USAElectionNews.com (USA Election News) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) |
 | | In a second planned stage of the operation the fortified positions of Latrun, overlooking Jerusalem, and the city Ramallah were also to be captured. |
 | | Originally the operation was to be done on 8 July, immediately after the first truce, by Irgun and Lehi, but it was delayed by David Shaltiel, possibly because he did not trust their ability after their failure to capture Deir Yassin without Haganah's assistance. |
 | | The operation was a decisive Israeli victory, and Israeli raids into the Nitzana and the Sinai peninsula forced the Egyptian army, which was encircled in the Gaza Strip, to withdraw and accept cease-fire. |
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