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April 26, 1948

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JERUSALEM BATTLE BELIEVED AT HAND; JEWS INVADE JAFFA; British Declare Martial Law in District of Capital After Driving Out Haganah ARABS HOLD LYDDA FIELD Irgun Is Halted in Port City -- Attack by 2,000 Men Is Launched From Tel Aviv A FOOD CONVOY GETS THROUGH TO JERUSALEM JERUSALEM FIGHT BELIEVED AT HAND

By Dana Adams Schmidtspecial To the New York Times

Jews and Arabs prepare for Jerusalem fight; Brit repel Haganah invasion of Sheikh Jarrah qr; declare martial law; Arabs occupy Lydda airport; Haganah prepares attack; Brit troop train derailed near Lydda; 3 killed, 6 hurt; Irgun invades Jaffa; Brit halt advance near King George St; Haganah bars intervention; Irgun defends action; attacks, suburb Abu Kebir; Arabs halt Haifa evacuation

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