OCTOBER 22/CHESHVAN 7
1948:
The Egyptian warship Emir Farouk, which anchored outside of Tel Aviv harbor in an attempt to blockade re-arming during the truce, was sunk by 3 armed motorboats under the command of Paul Shulman, an American Navy officer who volunteered during the War of Independence.
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