"battle of Mishmar HaEmek" . "1,000 militiamen" . "defended the kibbutz" . . "~470 militiamen" . . . "Kibbutz Mishmar Haemek" . . "Battle of Mishmar HaEmek" . . . "Battle of Mishmar HaEmek" . . . "clear the area" . . . "1948-04-15" . . . . "attack on" . "Haganah" . "*Arab villages in the area occupied" . "broke out" . . . "Yishuvvictory" . "Mishmar HaEmek" . "Arab Liberation Army" .