\n<\/strong>The Irgun\u2019s battles in Ramla took place between May 16 and June 11, 1948. These were the largest-scale operations in the history of the Irgun\u2014both in terms of manpower and the length of the fighting.
\nThe battles began with the Irgun\u2019s attempts to capture key positions in and around the city of Ramla. Most of these efforts were unsuccessful and ended after a few days. Nonetheless, Irgun forces remained in the area, and additional battles continued intermittently until the first ceasefire of the War of Independence.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese Battles Will Be Remembered in the History of the Irgun and the State of Israel\u201d Countless Acts of Bravery and Self-Sacrifice Their Legacy Is the Liberation of the Homeland At the memorial for Irgun fighters who fell in the battle for Ramla, Foreign Minister Sa\u2019ar said: \u201cTheir memory is one of heroism and sacrifice. Their glory is eternal. Their legacy is the liberation of the homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":21304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,88,6],"tags":[2205,4959,4509,4957,4960,4958,4956,2598],"class_list":["post-21302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-will-remember","category-security","tag-gideon-saar","tag-hassan-salameh-hq","tag-irgun","tag-irgun-veterans","tag-israeli-military-history","tag-memorial-ceremonies","tag-ramla","tag-war-of-independence"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/strong>At the ceremony, Sa\u2019ar said:
\n\u201cThese battles, led by Irgun fighters in the effort to capture Ramla, will be remembered as heroic in the annals of both the Irgun and the State of Israel. The fighters fought with inferior weaponry, with shortages in ammunition and anti-tank arms, against large, fortified enemy forces. Fifty-one Irgun fighters fell in the battles for Ramla between May 16 and June 11, during the War of Independence.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/saar2-1024x683.webp\")
\n<\/strong>\u201cIn terms of scale and duration, this was the largest military operation in the history of the Irgun, and correspondingly, it claimed the highest number of lives,\u201d Sa\u2019ar added.
\n\u201cThese battles were marked by countless acts of courage and dedication. The campaign for Ramla was waged under severely disadvantaged conditions for the Irgun.
\nDespite this, significant achievements were recorded\u2014among them the capture of the Hassan Salameh headquarters building (which was later retaken by enemy forces). The Irgun suffered not only from a lack of arms and ammunition but also from being outnumbered.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Sa\u2019ar emphasized that the Irgun\u2019s battles in Ramla were not only a key component in the liberation of the city, but also a powerful expression of the fighters\u2019 unique spirit.
\n\u201cThese battles revealed the distinct character and deep belief of the Irgun fighters. Their memory is one of heroism and sacrifice. Their glory is eternal. Their legacy is the liberation of the homeland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"