at the end of the first world war, when british troops under the command of fred marshal allenby, defeated the ottoman army group that was defending palestine, which had been part of the ottoman empire for four centuries before that, the british took jerusalem, and, by the way, allenby, as a sign of respect, did not enter jerusalem on horseback, but on foot. yes, the ottoman empire at that time held out for about a year, after which the mudra armistice was signed and turkey left the first world war, but the fate of its middle eastern territories remained generally unclear. this also concerned palestine, where the british troops. the fate of palestine was to be decided by the newly created international organization, the league of nations, created by the versailles peace treaty. and so on september 29, 1923 , the mandate for palestine, which was received by great britain, came into force, and from then on this region remained under british control until this territory, well, supposedly, until this territory could govern itself independently. in fact, it became, well, it was officially calle

been part of the ottoman empire for four centuries, the british took jerusalem, and, by the way, allenby, as a sign of respect, entered jerusalem not on horseback, but on foot.