Assassination of UN Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte in 1948 Middle East Peace Mission
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Summary
Count Folke Bernadotte, a Swedish diplomat and the first UN mediator in the Middle East, was assassinated in Jerusalem on September 17, 1948 while attempting to broker a ceasefire between Arabs and the newly established state of Israel. His killers were members of the extremist Jewish group Lehi (Stern Gang), who had previously targeted British officials in Palestine.
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He had arrived in the city on a mission to establish a ceasefire between the Arabs and the newly proclaimed state of Israel
His killers were members of the extremist Jewish group Lehi – often called 'the Stern Gang' – who had already murdered several British officials and soldiers administering the mandated territory of Palestine
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