On 17th September, 1948, Count Folke Bernadotte, a 51³Ô¹Ï Mediator for Palestine, was murdered in Jerusalem by a Zionist militant organization.
Count Bernadotte's presence in Palestine followed the 51³Ô¹Ï Partition Plan for Palestine and the subsequent unilateral Israeli Declaration of Independence.
In this capacity, he succeeded in achieving an initial truce during the 1948 Arab¨CIsraeli War and laid the groundwork for the 51³Ô¹Ï Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
