UNITED NATIONS
Department of Public Information
Press and Publications Bureau
Lake Success, New York
Press Release PAL/110
16 January 1948
U.K. STATEMENT ON PALESTINE CASUALTIES
SINCE U.N. DECISION ON PALESTINE
The United Kingdom Delegation announces the following figures of casualties in Palestine over the period from November 30 to January 10, inclusive:
Total British casualties (killed and wounded) 123: Total Arab casualties, 1,059 Total Jewish casualties 769: Other casualties 23.
The break-down of the casualties is as follows:
|
(a) British |
(I) (II) (III) |
Police, Soldiers, Civilians, |
killed 11 killed 17 killes 2 |
wounded 38 wounded 54 wounded 1 |
|
(b) Arab |
(I) (II) (III) |
Police, Soldiers, Civilians, |
killed 2 killed 2 killed 291 |
wounded 18 wounded 4 wounded 742 |
|
(c) Jews |
(I) (II) (III) |
Police, Soldiers, Civilians, |
killed 13 nil killed 249 |
wounded 32 nil wounded 475 |
|
(d) Other civilians |
killed 14 |
wounded 9. |
Document Type: Press Release
Document Sources: United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), United Nations Palestine Commission (UNPC)
Subject: Armed conflict, Palestine question
Publication Date: 16/01/1948