apr 3, 1948 - Battle of al-Qastal
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 Zionist forces attacked al-Qastal, a Palestinian village dominating the Jaffa-Jerusalem highway. Palestinian combatants, led by Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini who was killed during the fighting, carried a counterattack on 8 April. But the Haganah regained al-Qastal the following day. 
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