The Muslim Brotherhood, whose volunteer squads had…
1949 CE
Before the war, the Brotherhood had been responsible for numerous attacks on British personnel and property.
With the outbreak of the war against Israel, martial law had been declared in Egypt, and the Brotherhood had been ordered to dissolve.
In retaliation, a member of the Brotherhood had murdered Mahmoud El Nokrashy, the prime minister.
His successor, Ibrahim Abdul Hadi, had detained in concentration camps thousands of
Brotherhood members as well as members of Young Egypt and communists.
In February 1949, Brotherhood founder Hassan al Banna is assassinated, probably by agents of the security branch of the government.
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