PALESTINE: Scenes from before the armistice (1948)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Scenes from Palestine before the truce between Arabs and Jews fighting for the State of Israel, negotiated by Count Bernadotte, was signed. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Palestine Scene before the armistice PALESTINE / JORDAN: Transjordan: Amman: Convoy of trucks carrying Arab soldiers passing through city. King Abdullah I of Jordan watching and saluting vehicles. Location unknown: Lorries along desert road and passing through countryside including camel carrying bales of hay. PALESTINE / ISRAEL: Jerusalem: General views of city including empty battle-scarred streets and sentry post. Empty dormitory formerly occupied by religious brotherhood, with bullet-marked walls. Guerilla warfare action in hillsides. Arab fighter praying as armed colleagues on guard. Background: Scenes from Palestine before the truce between Arabs and Je