End of november 1947. The UN General assembly decided to partition , divide palestine creating a jewish and a palestinian state.
The Arabs did not accept the plan and vowed to block , by force, the creation of a jewish state.

Arab militias in Palestine helped by arab militias of surrounding countries start harrasing the jews of palestine and attacking their outposts.
The arabs did not suceed.
In may 1948 , the day Israel was created arab armies invaded .
The video is a contemporary ( rare ) news video dated from beginning december 1947, 6 months before creation of Israel.