The group was formed by Ahmed Tafish in October 1929 following a number of attacks on Jewish communities during the 1929 Palestine riots and the Safed massacre of August 1929 . Its first operation was against the Jewish quarter of Safed in cooperation with local supporters in the town . In the following month the group was augmented by the arrival of several Druze fighters . including Fuad el Libnani , who had taken part in the 1925 Great Syrian Revolt against the French . In November , following a second attack on Jews in Safed the British authorities sent Palestine Police reinforcements to the area . The group then moved its activities to Acre district where they attacked police patrols . In December British army troops were sent into the area . The authorities were assisted by the French regime in Syria who increased their patrols on the Syria-Palestine border . During the first two months of 1930 , the British succeeded in capturing sixteen of Green Hand members and breaking up the gang . During the summer of 1930 , Ahmed Tafish was arrested in Transjordan
1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
The Green Hand Gang