Tiberias in Kinneret, Northern District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)
Liberation of Tiberias Memorial
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023
1. Liberation of Tiberias Memorial
LIBERATION OF TIBERIAS MEMORIAL
At the end of March 1948, the Arabs of Tiberias succeeded, with the assistance of armed gangs from the outside, to cut off the Jewish Quarter in the old city from the new one. At the same time, they cut off the road leading to Upper Galilee. Our forces came to raise the siege.
On April 12, 1948, the forces of the "Barak" battalion of the "Golani" brigade occupied the Arab villages which commanded the the new Jewish city, and reinforced the besieged soldiers in the old city by landing from the sea.
During the night of April 16-17, forces from the "Barak" battalion of the "Golani" brigade, a company of the Palmach Third Battalion and the Tiberias Defenders started an operation in view of the total liberation of the town, during the night of April 17-18, while the besieged force in the lower town held the enemy, our forces broke through the upper town towards the lower one occupied a number of key posts and cut off the Arab Quarter. In the morning, the Arabs surrendered and were evacuated by the British Army, Tiberias was the first mixed town to be liberated by our forces.
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Location. 32° 47.297′ N, 35° 32.364′ E. Memorial is in Tiberias, Northern District, in Kinneret. It is on HaAtsmaut Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: HaAtsmaut Street 2, Tiberias, Northern District, Israel. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Asia, specifically in West Asia, in the Middle East, in The Levant, on the Red Sea, in a coastal Mediterranean country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire, a British Mandate, and the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Remains of the Watch Tower (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrkanos (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Rabbi Ammi and Rabbi Assi (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Rabbi Maimon ben Yosef, Father of Maimonides (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Rambam (Maimonides) / הרמב"ם
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023
2. Liberation of Tiberias Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
