PASSIA: Jerusalem Chronology

1948 - Al Naqba (Catastrophe)

April 8: Abd al-Kader Husseini killed in counter-attack at Qastel, western suburb of Jerusalem.
April 9: Irgun and Stern Gangs led by Menahim Begin and Yitzhak Shamir massacre 245 Palestinians in the village of Deir Yassin, western suburb of Jerusalem.
April 11: Haganah destroy village of Kalonia near Qastel and occupy Deir Yassin.
April 30: Palestinians in all quarters of West Jerusalem occupied by Haganah are driven out.