P F Tinmore, et al,
Apples and Oranges. You have not posted a proper question, thus you are looking for a flawed answer.
Mid-night, 14/15 May 1948 was a terminator between the end of the Non-International Armed Conflict (NIAC) and the beginning of the International Armed Conflict (IAC).
The
definition of an IAC is found in
Common Article 2 to the Fourth Geneva Conventions (GCIV). It states that the rules of IAC apply to “all cases of declared war or of any other armed conflict which may arise between two or more of the
High Contracting Parties . . . . “ Thus, an IAC can only be between two or more states.
After to 14/15 May 1948:
• Israel is a "High Contracting Party (HCP)" having declared independence.
• All the Arab League participants: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, and Egypt, are individually HCP.
• The Arab Palestinians are not constituents of a HCP.
Prior to 14/15 May 1948:
• There is no State of Israel. Thus a non-existent Israel could not be a HCP.
• There is no Sate of Palestine. Thus the a non-existent Arab Palestinian State could not be a HCP.
THUS, by international Humanitarian Law (IHL) the Arab-Jewish conflict in the territory subject to the Mandate COULD NOT BE an IAC; neither being a HCP. An IAC can only be between
two or more HCPs.
HOWEVER, after the Declaration of Independence and recognition by at least one nation, Israel is a HCP, being invaded by elements of several HCPs of the Arab League; making it an IAC.
Therefore:
• Prior to 14/15 May 1948, the Arab-Jewish Conflict in Palestine, as defined by the Allied Powers, was a NAIC.
• After 14/15 May 1948, the Arab-Jewish Conflict becomes an IAC.
In 1948, who pointed the gun at who? I believe it was the Arab League that initiated the Armed Aggression.
Don't try to start history in the middle.
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YOU are wrong!
The Arab Invasion by the Arab League marks the beginning of the NIAC. It is not the middle of the history.
Most Respectfully,
R