Jabotinsky still hoped to establish a Jewish force out in the open that would not have to operate underground.
Golomb was instrumental in the development of Jewish self-defense forces.
The Jewish forces could hardly believe their good fortune.
As the roundup began, the Jewish underground force took up arms and began fighting back.
Jewish forces had twice attempted to capture the village unsuccessfully.
No order to expel the population had been given to the Jewish forces and the evacuation seems to have surprised them.
"From there, the Jewish forces attacked this village," he says.
He was wounded while investigating an alleged violation of the truce provisions by Jewish forces.
The city was fully under the control of Jewish paramilitary forces by May 11, 1948.
The gates of which were opened before the Jewish forces out of fear.