Editing Jenin (section)

===1948 War===
{{further|Battle of Jenin (1948)}}
In the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]], the city was defended by the [[Iraqi Army]], then captured briefly by the forces from Israel's [[Carmeli Brigade]] during the "Ten Days' fighting" following the cancellation of the first cease-fire. Prior to the battle, the city's residents fled temporarily.<ref>[[Yoav Gelber|Gelber, Yoav]] (2004) "''Independence Versus Nakba''"; [[Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir]] Publishing, {{ISBN|965-517-190-6}}, p.220</ref> The offensive was actually a feint designed to draw Arab forces away from the critical [[Battle for Jerusalem]], and gains in that sector were quickly abandoned when Arab reinforcements arrived.