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Sign: Mar Elias Monastery - In memory of the 5th battalion of the Palmach-Harel

Address:
Beit Shemesh - Sha’ar HaGai Road, Israel
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
Mesilat Zion
Country:
Israel For all manhole covers in Israel
Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Pole
Tags:
Haganah  War of Independence (Israel) 


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On the sign:
סמל הגדוד החמישי

מנזר מר אליאס
אור ליום י"ז באייר תש"ח
ליל 25-26 במאי 1948

פשיטה על מתחמי האוייב
Photography:
2021
Israel Preker
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The memorial site was photographed that day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

In the monastery of Mar Elias, located near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel, Egyptian forces were fortified, and the purpose of the raid was to prevent them from blocking the road to Jerusalem.

Translation of the text on the sign:
Emblem of the Fifth Battalion

Mar Elias Monastery
Night 25-26 May 1948

Raid on enemy complexes

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