Altalena on fire after being shelled near Tel Aviv

The Altalena Affair was a violent confrontation that took place in June 1948 by the newly created Israel Defense Forces against the Irgun (also known as IZL), one of the Jewish paramilitary groups that were in the process of merging to form the IDF.

Source: Slater, Elinor & Robert Great Moments in Jewish History, (Jonathan David Publishers, 1998) ISBN 0824604083, p.205 (Moments of Despair)


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