Why did the British withdraw from Palestine in 1948?

The British decision to withdraw from the Palestine mandate in 1947–1948 may at first glance appear contradictory to British strategic interests. The traditional explanation is that Britain withdrew because of economic exhaustion and its inability to remain a great power.

How many British soldiers died in Palestine?

Some 3,000 individuals, including 2,200 Palestinian Arabs, 547 Palestinian Jews, and 126 British government soldiers, were killed during the conflict.

What did the British do in the 1948 war with Israel?

British forces stood idly by as Israeli forces destroyed Arab villages and forced out their inhabitants. In April 1948, British forces, which had hitherto acted as a buffer between Jews and Arabs forces in Haifa, the largest port town, announced to the Jewish authorities there that they would be withdrawing.

What happened to the British Mandate for Palestine after 1948?

The insurgency lasted until the eruption of the civil war, though British and Zionist forces continued to clash throughout the period of the civil war up to the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the Israeli Declaration of Independence on 14 May 1948.

Why did the Israelites fight the Arabs?

The Jews, on the other hand, hoped to gain control over the territory allotted to them under the Partition Plan. After Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948, the fighting intensified with other Arab forces joining the Palestinian Arabs in attacking territory in the former Palestinian mandate.

What happened to the British-backed Arab Legion in 1948?

This unwritten agreement, reached in January 1948, resulted in the neutralisation of the Arab world’s most effective fighting force, the British-backed Arab Legion, based in Transjordan and commanded by the British officer, Sir John Bagot Glubb.