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| The '''Convoy of 35 |
The '''Convoy of 35''' (or the '''Lamed Hey''' which means "thirty five" in ]) refers to 35 soldiers of the ] who were killed while attempting to resupply by foot the ]ish ] ] on ], ], after a number of convoys had been attacked following the ] of the ]. | ||
| On the ], 1948, the convoy of 35 was sent by the Jewish ] underground army to resupply the four blockaded kibbutzim of ] (the Etzion bloc), south of ], following the Arab attack of January 14. Thirty-eight Haganah personnel set out on foot from Hartuv at 11 p.m. on January 15, commanded by Danny Mas. Three were sent back because one man sprained an ankle, and the other two accompanied him. All 35 were killed outside the ] village of Surif. | On the ], 1948, the convoy of 35 was sent by the Jewish ] underground army to resupply the four blockaded kibbutzim of ] (the Etzion bloc), south of ], following the Arab attack of January 14. Thirty-eight Haganah personnel set out on foot from Hartuv at 11 p.m. on January 15, commanded by Danny Mas. Three were sent back because one man sprained an ankle, and the other two accompanied him. All 35 were killed outside the ] village of Surif. | ||
| The fate of the 35 was reconstructed from British and Arab reports. The six hours of night that remained did not suffice for the trip. About an hour before the convoy reached their destination, it became light. They were detected by an Arab shepherd or Arab women not far from the village of Surif, near ]. They did not harm the Arab civilian, who hurried to sound the alarm. A large number of armed Arabs from Surif and other villages gathered to block their way. |
The fate of the 35 was reconstructed from British and Arab reports. The six hours of night that remained did not suffice for the trip. About an hour before the convoy reached their destination, it became light. They were detected by an Arab shepherd or Arab women not far from the village of Surif, near ]. They did not harm the Arab civilian, who hurried to sound the alarm. A large number of armed Arabs from Surif and other villages gathered to block their way. The battle lasted the entire day. The last defender was apparently killed at about 4:30 p.m.. The British in the nearby police station did not interfere until the battle was over. According to British soldiers who witnessed the aftermath of the attack, as well as Arab witnesses, the Arab attackers mutilated the bodies of the defenders. | ||
| The story of the 35 was immortalised in an emotional poem |
The story of the 35 was immortalised in an emotional poem written by ]. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| ==References== | |||
| *Katz, Shmuel (1968). ''Days of fire''. W.H. Allen . ISBN 0491002319, p. 369. | |||
| == External References == | == External References == | ||
Revision as of 02:43, 14 August 2006
The Convoy of 35 (or the Lamed Hey which means "thirty five" in Hebrew numerals) refers to 35 soldiers of the Haganah who were killed while attempting to resupply by foot the Jewish Gush Etzion kibbutzim on January 16, 1948, after a number of convoys had been attacked following the 1947 UN Partition Plan of the British Mandate of Palestine.
On the 16 January, 1948, the convoy of 35 was sent by the Jewish Haganah underground army to resupply the four blockaded kibbutzim of Gush Etzion (the Etzion bloc), south of Jerusalem, following the Arab attack of January 14. Thirty-eight Haganah personnel set out on foot from Hartuv at 11 p.m. on January 15, commanded by Danny Mas. Three were sent back because one man sprained an ankle, and the other two accompanied him. All 35 were killed outside the Arab village of Surif.
The fate of the 35 was reconstructed from British and Arab reports. The six hours of night that remained did not suffice for the trip. About an hour before the convoy reached their destination, it became light. They were detected by an Arab shepherd or Arab women not far from the village of Surif, near Gush Etzion. They did not harm the Arab civilian, who hurried to sound the alarm. A large number of armed Arabs from Surif and other villages gathered to block their way. The battle lasted the entire day. The last defender was apparently killed at about 4:30 p.m.. The British in the nearby police station did not interfere until the battle was over. According to British soldiers who witnessed the aftermath of the attack, as well as Arab witnesses, the Arab attackers mutilated the bodies of the defenders.
The story of the 35 was immortalised in an emotional poem written by Haim Gouri.