Stern Gang Letter Bombs Against Officials in London

Britain, as announced on 18 February, officially submits the question of Palestine to the UN, in order for the General Assembly "to make recommendations, under Article 10 of the Charter, concerning...

The UN General Assembly requests the First Committee that is poised to discuss the Palestine problem to grant a hearing to the Jewish Agency.

Following the recommandation of the First Committee, the special session of the General Assembly decides to appoint an eleven-member United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) consisting...

Having decided to appoint a Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP ) in Resolution 106 (S-1), the UN General Assembly calls upon the inhabitants of Palestine to refrain from the threat or use of...

Official figures list 75 dead and 196 injured from terrorist activities since 1 January 1947.

British Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech Jones announces Britain ’s decision to terminate Palestine Mandate and hand the matter over to the UN.

The GA recommends the adoption and implementation of a Partition Plan of Palestine by a two-third majority (33 to 13 votes with 10 abstentions).

The Haganah sets in motion the operational stage of the confrontation with the Palestinians.

Palestinians begin a three-day strike protesting the UN Partition Plan.

Britain announces that the Palestine Mandate will be terminated on 15 May 1948, from which date the sole task of the British forces in Palestine will be to complete their withdrawal by 1 August 1948.