▁President ▁was ▁H aj j ▁A min ▁al - H us se ini , ▁former ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁High er ▁Committee . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁government ▁had ▁no ▁administration , ▁no ▁civil ▁service , ▁no ▁money , ▁and ▁no ▁real ▁army ▁of ▁its ▁own . ▁It ▁formally ▁adopted ▁the ▁Flag ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁Revol t ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁Arab ▁national ists ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁rev ived ▁the ▁Holy ▁War ▁Army ▁with ▁the ▁declared ▁aim ▁of ▁liber ating ▁Palest ine . ▁The ▁government ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁by ▁Egypt ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁retain ing ▁only ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁office . ▁ ▁National ▁Council ▁The ▁All - Pal est ine ▁National ▁Council , ▁officially ▁Palest in ian ▁National ▁Council ▁( PN C ). ▁was ▁conven ed ▁in ▁Gaz a ▁on ▁ 0 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁under ▁the ▁chair mans hip ▁of ▁A min ▁al - H us ay ni . ▁The ▁Council ▁passed ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁resolution s ▁cul min ating ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁with ▁a ▁declaration ▁of ▁independence ▁over ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁Palest ine , ▁with ▁Jerusalem ▁as ▁its ▁capital . ▁The ▁council ▁served ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁All - Pal est ine ▁Prote ctor ate . ▁ ▁Military ▁ ▁The ▁All - Pal est ine ▁Government ▁rev ived ▁the ▁Holy ▁War ▁Army ▁with ▁the ▁declared ▁aim ▁of ▁" li ber ating ▁Palest ine ". ▁The ▁Army , ▁however , ▁never