sep 17, 1948 - Assassination of Folke Bernadotte

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Bernadotte was assassinated on Friday 17 September 1948 by members of the armed Jewish Zionist group Lehi, better known outside Israel as the Stern Gang or Stern Group. Immediately after Bernadotte was pronounced dead, his body was moved to the YMCA, before being taken to Haifa and then flown back to Sweden, where the state funeral was attended by Abba Eban on behalf of Israel.

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