Yes, early on. Then in 1948 not the British, but the brand new Israelis with the backing of the UN. This was the "Nakba."
https://www.un.org/unispal/about-the-nakba/
What we're seeing now with Israel's ethnic cleansing of Gaza is a second Nakba at best (if the Gaza residents can get out), while currently it is straight up genocide of the Gaza residents.