 Benny Morris said Haifa 's Arabs left due to of a combination of Zionist threats and encouragement to do so by Arab leaders . Ilan Pappé writes that the shelling culminated in an attack on a Palestinian crowd in the old marketplace using three @-@ inch ( 76 mm ) mortars on 22 April 1948 . Shabtai Levy , the Mayor of the city , and some other Jewish leaders urged Arabs not to leave . According to Ilan Pappé , Jewish loudspeakers could be heard in the city ordering Arab residents to leave " before it 's too late . " Morris quotes British sources as stating that during the battles between 22 and 23 April 100 Arabs were killed and 100 wounded , but he adds that the total may have been higher . 
 Benny Morris said Haifa <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>Arabs left due to of a combination of Zionist threats and encouragement to do so by Arab leaders . Ilan Pappé <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>writes</mark></a> that the shelling culminated in an attack on a Palestinian crowd in the old marketplace using three @-@ inch ( 76 mm ) <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>mortars</mark></a> on 22 April 1948 . Shabtai Levy , the Mayor of the city , and some other Jewish leaders urged Arabs not to leave . According to Ilan Pappé , Jewish loudspeakers could be heard in the city ordering Arab residents to leave " before it 's too late . " Morris <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>quotes</mark></a> British sources as stating that during the battles between 22 and 23 April 100 Arabs <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> killed and 100 wounded , but he <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>adds</mark></a> that the total may have been higher . 
Benny Morris said Haifa  Arabs left due to of a combination of Zionist threats and encouragement to do soo by Arab leaders . Ilan Pappé write dat the shelling culminated in an attack on a Palestinian crowd in the old marketplace using three @-@ inch ( 76 mm ) mortar on 22 April 1948 . Shabtai Levy , the Mayor of the city , and some other Jewish leaders urged Arabs not to leave . According to Ilan Pappé , Jewish loudspeakers could be heard in da city ordering Arab residents to leave " b4 it 's too late . " Morris quote British sources as stating that durin tdabattles between 22 and 23 April 100 Arabs was killed and 100 wounded , but he add tdatthe total may have been higher .