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The opening as it read in 2010

Night of the Bridges ) was a Haganah venture on the night of the 16th to the 17th of June 1946 in the British Mandate of Palestine .¹ Its aim was to destroy eleven bridges linking Palestine to the neighboring countries Lebanon , Syria , Jordan and Egypt , in order to immobilize its transportation.² Operation Merkolet was the largest and most comprehensive Haganah operation within the United Resistance framework, and it was also the final one. But it achieved its goal; transportation was suspended.³ Only one operation failed: the Palmach suffered 14 casualties and 5 injuries at the Nahal Akhziv bridges.⁴ The other operations succeeded without injuries. To disguise and protect the real operations and to confuse the British Army , around 50 diversion operations and ambushes were carried out throughout the country on the same night.⁵ The Palmach members could return easier due to the common confusion.⁶

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Operation Markolet (known as Night of the Bridges ) was a Haganah venture on the night of the 16th to the 17th of June 1946 in the British Mandate of Palestine , as part of the Jewish insurgency in Palestine (1944-7). Its aim was to destroy eight bridges linking Mandatory Palestine to the neighbouring countries Lebanon , Syria , Jordan and Egypt , in order to suspend the transportation routes used by the British Army . Attacks on a further three bridges had been considered, but were not executed. Only one operation failed: the Palmach suffered 14 killed and 5 injured at the Nahal Akhziv bridges. The other operations succeeded without injuries. To disguise and protect the real operations and to confuse the British forces , around 50 diversion operations and ambushes were carried out throughout the country on the same night. The confusion also allowed the Palmach members to escape more easily after completion of the operations.

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The opening as it stood in 2020

The Night of the Bridges (formally Operation Markolet ) was a Haganah venture on the night of 16 to 17 June 1946 in the British Mandate of Palestine , as part of the Jewish insurgency in Palestine (1944–7). Its aim was to destroy eleven bridges linking Mandatory Palestine to the neighboring countries Lebanon , Syria , Transjordan and Egypt , in order to suspend the transportation routes used by the British Army . Attacks on a further three bridges had been considered, but were not executed. Only one operation failed: the Palmach , the elite fighting force of the Haganah, suffered 14 killed and 5 injured at the Nahal Akhziv bridges. The other operations succeeded without injuries. To disguise and protect the real operations and to confuse the British forces , around 50 diversion operations and ambushes were carried out throughout the country on the same night. The confusion also allowed the Palmach members to escape more easily after completion of the operations.

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

Haganah operation against the British in Mandatory Palestine, June 1946 The Night of the Bridges (formally Operation Markolet ) was a Haganah venture on the night of 16 to 17 June 1946 in the British Mandate of Palestine , as part of the Jewish insurgency in Palestine (1944–7). Its aim was to destroy eleven bridges linking Mandatory Palestine to the neighboring countries Lebanon , Syria , Transjordan and Egypt , in order to suspend the transportation routes used by the British Army . Attacks on a further three bridges had been considered, but were not executed. Only one operation failed: the Palmach , the elite fighting force of the Haganah, suffered 14 killed and 5 injured at the Nahal Akhziv bridges. The other operations succeeded without injuries. To disguise and protect the real operations and to confuse the British forces , around 50 diversionary operations and ambushes were carried out throughout the country on the same night. The confusion also allowed the Palmach members to escape more easily after completion of the operations.

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Haganah operation against the British in Mandatory Palestine, June 1946 The Night of the Bridges (formally Operation Markolet ) was a Haganah venture on the night of 16 to 17 June 1946 in the British Mandate of Palestine , as part of the Jewish insurgency in Palestine (1944–47). Its aim was to destroy eleven bridges linking Mandatory Palestine to the neighboring countries Lebanon , Syria , Transjordan and Egypt , in order to suspend the transportation routes used by the British Army . Attacks on a further three bridges had been considered, but were not executed. Only one operation failed: the Palmach , the elite fighting force of the Haganah, suffered 14 killed and 5 injured at the Nahal Akhziv bridges, after the group was spotted by Arabs working for the British, who opened fire on them and prematurely detonated the explosives. The other operations succeeded without injuries. One British Royal Engineer was killed while trying to defuse an undetonated bomb the following day. To disguise and protect the real operations and to confuse the British forces , around 50 diversionary operations and ambushes were carried out throughout the country on the same night. The confusion also allowed the Palmach members to escape more easily after completion of the operations.

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