In preparation for the offensive , Haganah successfully launched Operations Yiftah and Ben - ' Ami to secure the Jewish settlements of Galilee , and Operation Kilshon , which created a united front around Jerusalem . The inconclusive meeting between Golda Meir and Abdullah I , followed by the Kfar Etzion massacre on 13 May by the Arab Legion led to predictions that the battle for Jerusalem would be merciless
Kfar Etzion massacre
Kfar Etzion massacre
1948 Arab–Israeli War