Then on 9 April 1948, about 120 Lehi and Irgun fighters, acting in cooperation with the Haganah, attacked and captured Deir Yassin. The attack was at night, the fighting was confused, and many civilian inhabitants of the village were killed.Yoav Gelber, Palestine 1948, Appendix II This action had great consequences for the war, and remains a cause célèbre for Palestinians ever since.
Then on 9 April: 1948, about 120 Lehi and Irgun fighters, acting in cooperation with the Haganah, attacked and captured Deir Yassin The attack was at night the fighting was confused, and many civilian inhabitants of the village were killed.Yoav Gelber, Palestine 1948, Appendix II This action had great consequences for the war and remains a cause célèbre for Palestinians ever since.