{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"TFJ Season 4 Episode 20 God Winked: The Faluja Pocket and the Astounding Ruheiba Trail","description":"When the second truce in Israel\u2019s War of Independence went into effect on July 18, 1948, Israel was militarily in a far better position than it had been at the outbreak of the War. Still, work was still very much cut out for the nascent IDF as Egyptian forces had pressed so deep into the Negev that they were able to menace the key artery linking Tel Aviv to the southern towns and Jewish settlements. Israel\u2019s innovative, young commander of the Negev campaign was Yigal Allon. In order to break the Egyptian hold, he would have to get his troops to the south undetected. Allon\u2019s soldiers discovered an ancient route built by the Romans 2000 years earlier, known as the Ruheiba Trail. The Egyptians logically expected an Israeli assault from the conventional route and were totally unprepared for an enemy that materialized out of nowhere from a trail that was concealed and provided natural cover. Audio credits: Trailer: To Cast a Giant Shadow Pacific Front Untold \u2013 Flying the Hump vs The Burma Road Kings and Generals \u2013 The First Arab-Israeli war 1948 The Armchair Historian \u2013 Brutal Urban Combat - Battle for Fallujah 2004 Fox News \u2013 Fallujah General details the True Challenges of Gaza Invasion Learn more at TellerFromJerusalem.com Don\u2019t forget to subscribe, like and share! Let all your friends know that that they too can have a new favorite podcast. \u00a9 2025 Media Education Trust llc ","author_name":"Teller From Jerusalem","author_url":"http:\/\/hanochteller.com","html":"