sentences:  He hid in Malka's home in Khartoum prior to returning to Palestine.Meridor writes in his biography that Menachem Begin was so happy to hear about his escape, that he sent a communique stating that Meridor arrived in Palestine and partook in an operation in Pardes Hana on April 7, 1948, despite the fact that at the time Meridor was in Paris.According to Meridor, this is why it was written in an article in "The Scotsman" that the Irgun announced in Tel Aviv on 7 April 1948 that 'Jacob Meridor' had "taken over his war assignment" in Palestine.