sentences:  During April 10–17, the Haganah attacked the city and refused to negotiate a truce, while the British refused to intervene.Newly arrived Arab refugees from Nasir ad-Din told of the civilians there being killed, news which brought panic to the residents of Tiberias.The Arab population of Tiberias (6,000 residents or 47.5% of the population) was evacuated under British military protection on 18 April 1948.