Battle of 3 Shevat

69 Years Ago Today: Loss of 35 Fighters Who Could Have Saved Gush Etzion

By JNi.Media

Had the "Lamed Heh" (35 in Hebrew) made it to the Gush, the entire area south of Jerusalem that ended up under Jordanian occupation for 19 years could have remained intact as part of the new Jewish State.