Word: faluja
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1948-1948
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...they arrested two U.N. observers, explaining that they had been "found wandering around" near the front without their Jewish liaison officer and had simply been "deposited at the bar in their hotel." When the U.N. requested permission for the Egyptians to send food convoys to troops trapped in the Faluja pocket, the Jews stalled. Said one government official: "They are there as a result of their aggression. If they need supplies, we will be willing to accept their surrender...