▁Daniel , ▁Arab ic ▁for ▁Pro ph et ▁Daniel , ▁a ▁site ▁at ▁a ▁b end ▁in ▁the ▁road ▁several ▁kilom eters ▁south west ▁of ▁Beth le hem ▁where ▁a ▁con voy ▁bringing ▁supplies ▁to ▁G ush ▁Et z ion ▁was ▁amb ushed . ▁The ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁" N abi ▁Daniel ▁Con voy " ▁became ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁for ▁G ush ▁Et z ion . ▁The ▁road ▁to ▁G ush ▁Et z ion ▁had ▁been ▁blocked ▁by ▁Arab ▁vill agers ▁who ▁organized ▁attacks ▁on ▁vehicles ▁travel ing ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁Jerusalem . ▁The ▁con vo ys ▁travers ing ▁the ▁route ▁consisted ▁mainly ▁of ▁so - called ▁" s and wich ▁tr uck s ", ▁impro vised ▁arm ored ▁vehicles ▁rein for ced ▁with ▁two ▁sheets ▁of ▁steel ▁w eld ed ▁onto ▁the ▁cabin ▁and ▁cargo ▁area ▁and ▁a ▁layer ▁of ▁wood ▁placed ▁in ▁between . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁a ▁con voy ▁of ▁ 5 1 ▁vehicles ▁returning ▁from ▁G ush ▁Et z ion ▁encountered ▁an ▁imp ass able ▁road block ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁halt . ▁The ▁Arab s ▁position ed ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁opened ▁fire . ▁According ▁to ▁Ir gun ▁f ighter ▁Ye h uda ▁Lap id ot , ▁during ▁the ▁battle , ▁ 1 5 ▁Jewish ▁f igh ters ▁were ▁killed , ▁ 7 3 ▁wounded , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁H agan ah ' s ▁fleet ▁of ▁arm ored ▁transport ▁vehicles , ▁ 1