News From Palast Aka News From Palestine (1946)

Item title reads - News from Palestine. Tel Aviv. A British soldier and an Arab Palestinian policeman stand guard over one of the illegal immigrant ships, held in Haifa Bay. Jewish immigrants (illegal) line the decks of the ships and wave happily. A British launch loads supplies of food etc, onto an immigrant ship, Jews lean over the side to take supplies onboard. They line the rails and wave to the camera. Various shots of the British oil tanker, “Empire Cross“ laying on its side, ablaze, after the explosion which killed 23 of its crew. Men from the 3rd Paratroop regiment of the 6th Airborne division carry out illegal weapons found in the Lilienblum school. Various shots of the stash of guns and ammunition. M/S of two torpedoes which were disguised as surveyors’ poles. End titles. FILM ID:1406.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRI