 On 20 June 1948, two men from one of his companies were killed in a confrontation with Irgun members trying to bring weapons ashore from the Altalena at Kfar Vitkin.During Operation Danny, he led his battalion in a brief raid through Lod in which nine of his men were killed.His battalion was then transferred to the south, where they captured Karatiya, close to Faluja on 15 July.