The early settlers were evacuated from Talpiot in the wake of the 1929 Hebron massacre , but they later returned . When the British left Jerusalem in May 1948 , a Haganah military brigade launched Operation Kilshon to seize security zones that had been occupied by the British and defend Jerusalem against attacks by the Arab Legion . The British army camp in Talpiot , known as Mahane Allenby , was one of the strategic sites captured in the operation
1929 Hebron massacre
1929 Hebron massacre
Talpiot