1944 in Mandatory Palestine

1944 in the British Mandate of Palestine

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See also:		1944 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1944

Events in the year 1944 in the British Mandate of Palestine.

Incumbents

1 February - The Irgun proclaims a revolt against the British mandatory government.
27 February - The Irgun bombs the income tax offices.
15 March - World War II: Hannah Szenes and two male colleagues are parachuted by the British into Yugoslavia and join a partisan group.
1 May - The British mandatory government restricts the immigration of Jews to Palestine.

8 1 August - Fourth Assembly of Jewish Representatives elections held.

8 August - Lehi members attempt to assassinate the High Commissioner, Sir Harold MacMichael.
30 August – Sir John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort assumes office as the High Commissioner of Palestine.
20 September - World War II: The Jewish Brigade group of the British Army is established.
19 October - Irgun and Lehi members are deported by the Mandate authorities to internment camps in Africa.
November - The founding of the city Giv'at Shmuel.
6 November - Lord Moyne, the British minister of state in the Middle East, is assassinated by Lehi members in Cairo.
7 November - World War II: Hannah Szenes is executed in Hungary by a German firing squad.

6 January - Yair Rosenblum, Israeli composer (died 1996)
18 March - Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, 15th Chief of Staff of the IDF
4 April – Yehudit Naot, Israeli scientist and politician (died 2004)
4 April - Alex Odeh, Palestinian Christian and Arab-American activist (died 1985)
9 April - Leila Khaled, Palestinian Arab, member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who is best known for hijacking airplanes
20 May - Matan Vilnai, Israeli politician and former Major General in the IDF
26 May - Israel Segal, Israeli writer and journalist (died 2007)
10 June - Yona Wallach, Israeli poet (died 1985)
16 June - Avigdor Kahalani, former Israeli politician and former Brigadier General in the IDF
26 August - Ron Huldai, Israeli politician, former IAF fighter pilot and the current mayor of Tel Aviv
1 October - Dror Kashtan, Israeli football manager
Full date unknown
- Yasser Abed Rabbo, Palestinian Arab politician, member of the PLO executive

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2 August - Berl Katznelson (born 1887), Russian-born Labor Zionist leader and journalist.
7 November - Hannah Szenes (born 1921), Hungarian-born Palestinian Jewish poet, who served as a paratrooper during World War II for the British Army.
18 November - Enzo Sereni (born 1905), Italian-born Palestinian Jew, who served as a paratrooper during World War II for the British Army.

Years in Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948)

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

British-administered Palestine (pre-Mandate)	1918 1919 1920

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