main palestinian political body headed by the arab high committee mufti of jerusalem dissolved haj amin al-husaini. the political leadership of palestine was now in exile. the rebellion continued despite the zeal of the palestinian leadership. the british government sent reinforcements to crush the violent protests. britain sent its best generals in world war i to palestine to crush this revolution. british soldiers tried their best to disarm mob . one of their actions was extensive search for weapons. if even an empty pot was found in a house , they would blow up the whole house. and this is how hundreds of cities were accused of carrying weapons to the labor camp forced to win england used capital punishment to pressure citizens. to punish the people who supported the revolutionaries, they burn their farms. the people were dying of hunger. during the long hot days of summer , they destroyed the houses and carried out a long siege . all these measures gradually weakened the morale of the palestinians. at the same time as disarming the palestinians, the british authorities were equipping the zioni