1944 in the British Mandate of Palestine

Events in the year 1944 in the British Mandate of Palestine.

Incumbents

• High Commissioner - Sir Harold MacMichael until 30 August; John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
• Emir of Transjordan - Abdullah I bin al-Hussein
• Prime Minister of Transjordan - Tawfik Abu al-Huda until 15 October; Samir al-Rifai

Events

• 1 February - The Irgun proclaims a revolt against the British mandatory government.
• 27 February - The Irgun bombs the income tax offices.
• 15 March - World War II: Hannah Szenes and two male colleagues are parachuted by the British into Yugoslavia and join a partisan group.
• 1 May - The British mandatory government restricts the immigration of Jews to Palestine.
• 8 August - Lehi members attempt to assassinate the High Commissioner, Sir Harold MacMichael.
• 30 August – Sir John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort assumes office as the High Commissioner of Palestine.
• 20 September - World War II: The Jewish Brigade group of the British Army is established.
• 19 October - Irgun and Lehi members are deported by the Mandate authorities to internment camps in Africa.
• November - The founding of the city Giv'at Shmuel.
• 6 November - Lord Moyne, the British minister of state in the Middle East, is assassinated by Lehi members in Cairo.
• 7 November - World War II: Hannah Szenes is executed in Hungary by a German firing squad.

Notable births

• 6 January - Yair Rosenblum, Israeli composer (d. 1996).
• 18 March - Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, 15th Chief of Staff of the IDF.
• 4 April – Yehudit Naot, Israeli scientist and politician (d. 2004).
• 4 April - Alex Odeh, Palestinian Christian and Arab-American activist (d. 1985).
• 9 April - Leila Khaled, Palestinian Arab, member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who is best known for hijacking airplanes.
• 20 May - Matan Vilnai, Israeli politician and former Major General in the IDF.
• 26 May - Israel Segal, Israeli writer and journalist (d. 2007).
• 10 June - Yona Wallach, Israeli poet (d. 1985).
• 16 June - Avigdor Kahalani, former Israeli politician and former Brigadier General in the IDF.
• 26 August - Ron Huldai, Israeli politician, former IAF fighter pilot and the current mayor of Tel Aviv.
• 1 October - Dror Kashtan, Israeli football manager.
• Full date unknown
  • Yasser Abed Rabbo, Palestinian Arab politician, member of the PLO executive.

Notable deaths

• 7 November - Hannah Szenes (b. 1921), Hungarian-born Palestinian Jewish poet, who served as a paratrooper during World War II for the British Army.
• 18 November - Enzo Sereni (b. 1905), Italian-born Palestinian Jew, who served as a paratrooper during World War II for the British Army.