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Events in the year 1918 in British-administered Palestine (British-controlled part of OETA territory).
Events
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February
10 February – The British issued the first postal stamps in Palestine, marking the end of free postal service for international mail. Additionally, discussions began about the future administration of Palestine following the war, eventually leading to the British Mandate.
April
4 April – The first edition of the Hebrew-language daily newspaper "Haaretz" is published, sponsored by the British military government in Palestine.TAU- Institute of Jewish Press and Communications- The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Center https://web.archive.org/web/20080115231000/https://www.tau.ac.il/institutes/bronfman/contents.html 15 January 2008
14 April – The Zionist Commission arrives in Palestine.Porath Yehoshua The Emergence of the Palestinian-Arab National Movement, 1918-1929 1974 FRANK CASS AND COMPANY 0 7146 2939 1
May
8 May – First Muslim-Christian Association meets in Jaffa.
June
June – First meeting between the Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann and the son of the Sharif of Mecca Hashemite Prince Faisal, who led the Arab forces in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, which takes place in Faisal's headquarters in Aqaba in an attempt to establish favourable relations between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East.
July
24 July – Laying of the cornerstone of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
September
19 September – 1 October 1918 - Sinai and Palestine Campaign: Battle of Megiddo.
23 September – Sinai and Palestine Campaign: British occupation of Haifa is completed.
October
30 October – Sinai and Palestine Campaign: the British Palestine campaign officially ends with the signing of the Armistice of Mudros and, shortly thereafter, the Ottoman Empire is dissolved.
November
7 November – This declaration outlined the joint goals of France and Great Britain in the region, emphasizing the liberation of the peoples and the establishment of national governments based on the free choice of the indigenous populations.
Full date unknown
An-Najah National University is established in Nablus as An-Najah Nabulsi School.2024-04-04 An-Najah National University https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/najah-national-university 2026-04-22 Times Higher Education (THE) en
Notable births
4 January – Yossi Harel, Israeli military intelligence officer, pre-state Haganah member, a commander of many illegal Jewish immigrants ships headed towards Mandate Palestine, including the ship SS Exodus (died 2008).
30 January - Meir Meivar, Israeli politician and businessman, Haganah commander during the Civil War in Mandatory Palestine (died 2000).
10 October – Yigal Allon, Israeli politician, a commander of the Palmach, and a general in the IDF (died 1980).
Full date unknown
Yigal Hurvitz, Israeli businessman and politician (died 1994).
Nimr al-Khatib, Palestinian political leader and author.(died 2010)2025-02-27 جهود علماء العراق والعلماء الفلسطينيين في العراق في مواجهة الخطر الصهيوني https://palscholars.org/%d8%ac%d9%87%d9%88%d8%af-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%82-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b7%d9%8a%d9%86%d9%8a/ 2025-09-26 palscholars.org ar
Elias Freij, Palestinian politician who served as the mayor of Bethlehem for 25 years.(died 1998)1998-03-30 Elias Freij, 80, Mayor of Bethlehem for 25 Years (Published 1998) https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/30/world/elias-freij-80-mayor-of-bethlehem-for-25-years.html 2025-09-26 en
Kassim Rimawi, Palestinian politician and thinker who server as prime minister of Jordan. (died 1982)الرواد - مركز المعلومات الوطني الفلسطيني https://info.wafa.ps/ 2025-09-26 WAFA Info
Notable deaths
April 2025
On September 1918 – This climactic battle resulted in significant casualties on both sides, with Allied forces suffering 782 killed, 382 missing, and 4,179 wounded. Ottoman forces were largely destroyed or captured, with only 6,000 escaping.
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Hussein al-Husayni, Palestinian politician who served as mayor of Jerusalem from 1909 to 1917.Matthews Weldon C. 2012 The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty: The Husaynis, 1700-1948 (review) https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/5/article/482728 Journal of World History 23 2 435–438 10.1353/jwh.2012.0035 1527-8050 subscription
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