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779:to country
762:sterling.
720:population
697:Objectives
664:35°33′57″E
661:32°38′06″N
598:35°34′22″E
595:32°38′42″N
538:35°06′16″E
535:33°05′41″N
499:To country
398:(formally
262:Casualties
244:1946-06-17
236:1946-06-16
99:April 2020
69:newspapers
1537:. p. 178.
1480:"דף הבית"
1073:Over the
1042:33°0′37″N
819:33°17′0″N
689:Naharayim
632:over the
623:Naharayim
566:Over the
1430:Reaction
1367:railway
1079:railway
978:Lebanon
922:Lebanon
912:railway
866:Lebanon
810:Lebanon
785:details
725:sabotage
642:railway
576:railway
526:Lebanon
516:railway
402:) was a
136:Location
1571:Palmach
1257:Jordan
1201:Jordan
1145:Jordan
757:Outcome
706:Yarmouk
652:Jordan
636:, near
586:Jordan
570:, near
505:Reason
443:Palmach
420:Lebanon
404:Haganah
269:Palmach
256:Palmach
242: (
234: (
187:Lebanon
168:Haganah
156:Planned
83:scholar
1533:
1377:Egypt
1317:Egypt
1089:Syria
1075:Yarmuk
1033:Syria
852:Metula
850:NW of
796:Metula
773:Bridge
752:groups
742:Jewish
638:Gesher
634:Jordan
572:Gesher
568:Yarmuk
493:Bridge
447:Akhziv
220:
213:, and
211:Jordan
208:
196:
184:
174:Target
146:
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
1357:Over
1307:road
1297:Over
1247:road
1191:road
1135:road
1023:road
968:road
962:Over
906:Over
856:road
800:road
794:, at
790:Over
746:Irgun
432:Egypt
424:Syria
199:Syria
90:JSTOR
76:books
1531:ISBN
1363:Gaza
1303:Gaza
776:type
750:Lehi
748:and
718:Arab
496:Type
470:SHAI
430:and
394:The
229:Date
62:news
45:by
1562::
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1301:,
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