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    "ocrText": "49\n31 August\nUNSCOP report recommending partition submitted to UNGA.\nnment\n29 November\nUNGA, by a 33-13-10 vote, recommended the partition of Palestine.\n1 December\nThe UNGA set up the UN Palestine Commission to implement partition.\n1948\nnittee,\n19 March\nUS resolution in SC that partition be suspended and a special session\nof GA be called to set up temporary UN Trusteeship.\n25 March\nPresident Truman reasserted US support for partition.\nparti-\n16 April\nSpecial Session of UNGA called to reconsider Palestine partition.\n23 April\nTruce Commission for Palestine established by UNSC.\nsioner\n14 May\nThe GA appointed a Mediator to cooperate with the Truce Commission.\nection.\n15 May\nBritish Mandate over Palestine terminated and the state of Israel\nproclaimed.\ntition\nUS granted de facto recognition to Provisional Government of Israel\nWood-\n(14 May by US time).\nnomic\n16 May\nTroops of Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Transjordan entered Palestine.\n17 May\nUSSR extended de jure recognition to Israel.\nnative\n18 May\nDr. Chaim Weizmann elected President of the Provisional Government\nt and\nof Israel.\n23 May\nUS Consul General Wasson killed by sniper in Jerusalem.\n24 May\nUNSC ordered a four-week truce with Count Folke Bernadotte acting\nd the\nas Mediator. Neither Arabs nor Jews permitted to import arms or\nThe\nmen during that period.\n28 May\nOld City of Jerusalem captured by Arab Legion.\n1 and\n11 June\nFour-week UN truce accepted by Arabs and Jews. Jews in control of\npartition area but cut off in Jewish Jerusalem.\n9 July\nFighting resumed in Palestine at expiration of truce. Israelis opened\nHotel,\nroad to Jerusalem and took Lydda and Ramle.\nfining\n18 July\nSecond UNSC truce accepted by Arabs and Jews.\n25 July\nUN truce observers arrived in Palestine.\n17 September\nUN Mediator Count Bernadotte assassinated by members of Stern Gang;\nitten-\nhis deputy, Ralph Bunche, became Acting Mediator.\nional\n23 September\nBernadotte Plan for Palestine submitted to UNGA in Paris.\nalle-\n29 September\nUNGA postponed action on Bernadotte Plan in spite of strong US and\nUK support for its immediate consideration.\n18 October\nrican\nIsraeli forces in Negeb opened full-scale offensive against Egyptians,\nJewry\nwho retreated to Gaza-Beersheba line. Egyptian brigade cut off in\ntions\nFaluja.\n27 October\nEgypt and Israel accepted UN cease-fire order in Negeb.\n30 October\nIsrael launched offensive in Northern Palestine to complete Jewish\ncontrol of Galilee and area in southern Lebanon.\ncom-\n0,000\n4 November\nUNSC ordered Negeb evacuation; subcommittee set up to study sanc-\ntions if Israel refused to withdraw.\ntee of\n16 November\nUNSC ordered Palestine armistice.\nperts\n19 November\nEgypt and Israel accepted UNSC armistice order.\n30 November\nArab Legion-Israeli cease-fire agreement signed in Jerusalem.\nwith-\n1 December\nAbdullah proclaimed King of all Palestine at Jericho Conference.\n11 December\nUNGA established Palestine Conciliation Commission to seek settle-\nment of all outstanding differences between Jews and Arabs.\nittee\n22 December\nIsrael launched second offensive against Egyptian forces in Negeb.\n26 December\nCanada gave de facto recognition to Israel."
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