BRITISH ORDERED TO HOLD JAFFA

Chronicle (Levin), 3 May 1948, Page 5

BRITISH ORDERED TO HOLD JAFFA

Received Sundav, 7 p.m. JERUSALEM, May 1. An otficial announcement says that 7U Jews were killed when Argyll and Sutherhind llighlanders, using mortars, -t v. o-potmders, anti-tank gun.s and armoured cars, launched a night attack after the Arabs broke the cease lire agreement on the Jaffa-Tel Aviv border and Jews returned the fire. The British Arin.v has been orderei. to lioJd Jaffa at all costs. Strong Bri tisli forces using Cromwell tanks an. 75-millinietre guns, have occupied a line between the Arab and Ilagannah forces. The British estimate of Arab losse in the Jalfa iightiiig yesterday wa.niore than 50 killed and 2(50 wounde.it The British United Press corresponden . (lescribes Jalfa as a dead city. Only 15,000 are left of the original popula tion of (50,000. The water supply is running low and there is no electricity. Ilagannah has ordered the mobilisa tion for fulltime duties, of all Jews iir Palestine. between 25 and 25. This means the territorial forces can now be used for frontline ligliting. Jewish ollicials said four Jews were killed and 20 wourided in the shelling of Jerusalem 's outskirts by Arabs.