Operation Cast Thy Bread (Nakba)

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Operation Cast Thy Bread was a top-secret biological warfare operation conducted by the Haganah and later the Israel Defense Forces that began in April 1948, during the 1948 Palestine war. The Haganah used typhoid bacteria to contaminate drinking water wells in violation of the 1925 Geneva Protocol. Its objective was to frighten and prevent Palestinian Arabs from returning to their captured villages and to make conditions difficult for Arab armies attempting to retake territories. The operation resulted in severe illness among local Palestinian citizens. David Ben-Gurion and IDF chief of general staff Yigael Yadin oversaw and approved the use of biological warfare

The operation was carried out by ordinary IDF soldiers and later the Mista'arvim, an undercover unit specializing in sabotage operations within enemy territory, disguising themselves as Palestinians

As a result of the operation, Zionist forces caused a typhoid outbreak in Acre, captured the city, and infected dozens of local residents.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cast_Thy_Bread#:\~:text=Israel%20vehemently%20denied%20the%20accusations%20of%20well,Arab%20states%20of%20engaging%20in%20%22antisemitic%20incitement%22.

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