Photograph of a flag raising ceremony in an “Israeli camp” during the Independence and ceasefire events in Eretz Israel. June 9, 1948. Dated and described on the back by the Belga photography agency.
On this date, June 9, 1948, Count Bernadotte proposed to the Jews and Arabs to stop the fighting. On the same day, the Provisional Government issued the “Occupied Area Ordinance” – the historic order determined for the first time that any area occupied by the IDF is declared a “occupied area” and all occupation regulations apply to it.
18×13 cm. Very good condition.