Folke Bernadotte was assassinated on 17 September 1948 in Jerusalem, Israel, by members of the paramilitary Zionist group, Lehi, while serving as a mediator in the Arab–Israeli conflict on behalf of the United Nations Security Council.
Folke Bernadotte was assassinated on 17 September 1948 in Jerusalem, Israel, by members of the paramilitary Zionist group, Lehi, while serving as a mediator in the Arab–Israeli conflict on behalf of the United Nations Security Council.