Friendly fire during this conflict's Battle of Latrun killed a general named Mickey Marcus.
Friendly fire during this conflict's Battle of Latrun killed a general named Mickey Marcus. Four obsolete howitzers from France, including two at Degania, helped this war's winners. This war included intense fighting in the Little Triangle and one side in this conflict managed to smuggle weapons from Czechoslovakia in Operation Balak. After Swedish mediator Folke Bernadotte was assassinated during this conflict, his replacement, Ralph Bunch, helped end it with (*) UN resolution 194. Groups fighting in this conflict, which included a population transfer called the Nakba, or catastrophe, include the Irgun headed by Menachem Begin. For 10 points, name this conflict in which six Arab nations attacked a new nation headed by David Ben-Gurion.
Friendly fire during this conflict's Battle of Latrun killed a general named Mickey Marcus.
{Israeli War of Independence} [or {1948 Arab}-{Israeli war;} accept {al}-{Nakba} or {The Catastrophe} until \"Nakba\" is read]