Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Neve Daniel" in English language version.
At first, the IDF didn't have tanks and had to use trucks and buses reinforced with iron plates in the middle. These armored vehicles were called sandwich trucks.
....the massacre of the 'Lamed-Heh'.... It was reemphasized by the fall of the 'Nabi Daniel' convoy.... From a purely military standpoint these two setbacks were sufficient proof that the fate of Gush Etzion was sealed.
The first armored vehicles were buses, trucks and tenders, clad in sandwiches of wooden sheets between two layers of iron plate. (p. 177) │ "sandwich" trucks and tenders (p. 178) │ improvised wood and iron sandwich armor (p. 212)
Among the dead was the commander Danny Mass. The community of Neve Daniel is named in his honour.
All they had were pickup trucks. The Hagana tried to make their own armor by soldering two steel sheets on the trucks which earned them the name "sandwich trucks". The steel only slowed down the Arab villagers' bullets enough to stop them from exiting the trucks – the bullets would ricochet around inside. The trucks soon earned the name "deathtraps".
vehicles, known as "sandwich trucks" whose sides consisted of two pieces of armor encasing a thick piece of wood
