On 22 April 1948, the Zionist invaders attacked, after midnight, the city of Haifa, coming from Hadar al-Carmel (the Jewish neighborhood on the heights of Mount Carmel). They occupied homes, streets, and public buildings, killing 50 Arabs and wounding 200 others. The Arabs were surprised, so they drove their women and children to the port area. To transport them to the city of Acre, and during their escape; Zionist attacked them; 100 civilians were killed, and 200 injured.
