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The questions were six in all and can be summarized as follows: What was the number of Jewish forces attacking Lydda and Ramle? From which direction did the attack come? From which settlements? What was their population, and what were their ammunition and fuel stores? Did the enemy use tanks or armored vehicles in its attack? Did they have set times for attacking? Which settlements would benefit the Arabs if they were struck by aircraft?

The answers were as follows:

The number of attacking enemy forces ranged between one thousand and two thousand. The attack came from east, west, and south of Ramle and from west of Lydda. It came from the settlements of Deiran, Ayun Qara, Be’er Ya‘akov, and Be’er Salem. The enemy used armored vehicles in its attack. The attack began at one o’clock after midnight and then withdrew at about five in the morning. The settlements whose bombardment would benefit us were Deiran and Ayun Qara. The telegram added that Egyptian aircraft strikes on Tel Aviv had had a very effective impact on the Jews, as was known from the statements of prisoners who had been in Tel Aviv. They were then exchanged...

The Battle of Haifa:

In the Haifa area, military command of the Palestinian jihad movement was held by the brave commander and courageous fighter Muhammad Ahmad al-Hunayti, in cooperation with its national committee. Al-Hunayti was a former officer distinguished by a spirit of sacrifice and devotion. The Haifa area was one of the most dangerous Palestinian regions, since fortified and armed Jewish settlements surrounded it and threatened its communication routes. West of Haifa, along the road from there southward to Tel Aviv, were the settlements of Bat Galim, Atlit, Zamarin, Caesarea, Hadera, Petah Tikva, and Sarona, apart from several smaller settlements. East of Haifa there were other settlements and major Jewish factories threatening the communication routes between it and the city of Jenin, the most important being the large Nesher cement factories, Mishmar HaEmek, and Kfar Hasidim. Between Haifa and Acre to the north there were...