Page "History of Israel" Paragraph 108

The British had, at that time, essentially withdrawn their troops.

The situation pushed the leaders of the neighbouring Arab states to intervene, but their preparation was not finalized, and they could not assemble sufficient forces to turn the tide of the war.

The majority of Palestinian Arab hopes lay with the Arab Legion of Transjordan's monarch, King Abdullah I, but he had no intention of creating a Palestinian Arab-run state, since he hoped to annex as much of the territory of the British Mandate for Palestine as he could.

He was playing a double-game, being just as much in contact with the Jewish authorities as with the Arab League.