Operation Hametz

Operation Hametz (Hebrew: מבצע חמץ, Mivtza Hametz) was a Zionist operation towards the end of the British Mandate of Palestine, as part of the 1948 Palestine war. It was launched at the end of April 1948 with the objective of capturing villages inland from Jaffa and establishing a blockade around the town. The operation, which led to the first direct battle between the British and the Irgun, was seen as a great victory for the latter, and enabled the Irgun to take credit for the complete conquest of Jaffa that happened on May 13.

Operation Hametz
Part of Plan Dalet, Civil War in Mandatory Palestine, Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
Date25–30 April 1948
Location
Towns around Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine
Result

Yishuv victory

  • Jewish paramilitaries capture several Arab towns around Jaffa
  • British intervention temporarily halts offensive towards Jaffa
  • Failed British attempt to retake Menashiya
Territorial
changes		 Jewish conquest of Saqiya, Kafr 'Ana, Al-Khayriyya, Yazur, Bayt Dajan, Al-Safiriyya, Al-'Abbasiyya and Menashiya
Belligerents

Yishuv

 Arab Liberation Army  United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Menachem Begin
Amichai Paglin		 ? Gordon MacMillan
Casualties and losses
Irgun: 42 dead, ~400 wounded Unknown Total losses unclear; several tanks destroyed
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