Original sentence: Although the British commander of Jerusalem assured the Jews that the road was safe, commanders of the Jerusalem sector of the Haganah, the irregular Jewish armed force, strongly advised a postponement due to the high tensions in the area, following the alleged Deir Yassin massacre a few days earlier
Edited sentence: Although the British commander of Jerusalem assured the Jews that the road was safe, commanders of the Jerusalem sector of the Haganah, the irregular Jewish armed force, strongly advised a postponement due to the high tensions in the area, following the Deir Yassin massacre a few days earlier