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First Arab-Israeli war

1948 Arab–Israeli War
Part of 1948 Palestine war
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Captain Avraham "Bren" Adan raising the Ink Flag at Umm Rashrash (a site now in Eilat), marking the end of the war.
Date 15 May 1948 – 10 March 1949
(9 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Final armistice agreement concluded on 20 July 1949
Location Former British Mandate of Palestine, Sinai Peninsula, southern Lebanon
Result
  • Israeli victory
  • Jordanian partial victory
  • Palestinian Arab defeat
  • Egyptian defeat
  • Arab League strategic failure
  • 1949 Armistice Agreements
Territorial
changes
Israel keeps area allotted to it by the Partition Plan and captures 50% of area allotted to Arab state; Jordanian occupation of West Bank, Egyptian occupation of the Gaza Strip
Belligerents

 Israel


Before 26 May 1948:


After 26 May 1948:
Badge of the Israel Defense Forces.svg Israel Defense Forces


Foreign volunteers:
Mahal

Irregulars:
All-Palestine Protectorate Holy War Army
Arab Liberation Army (bw).svg Arab Liberation Army


Foreign volunteers:
Muslim Brotherhood
 Yemen
 Pakistan
Sudan
Commanders and leaders

Politicians:
Israel David Ben-Gurion
Commanders:
Israel Yisrael Galili
Israel Yaakov Dori
Israel Yigael Yadin
Israel Mickey Marcus 
Israel Yigal Allon
Israel Yitzhak Rabin
Israel David Shaltiel
Israel Moshe Dayan
Israel Shimon Avidan
Israel Moshe Carmel

Israel Yitzhak Sadeh

Politicians:
Arab LeagueKingdom of Egypt Azzam Pasha
Kingdom of Egypt King Farouk I
Jordan King Abdallah I
Kingdom of Iraq Muzahim al-Pachachi
Syrian Republic (1930–58) Husni al-Za'im
All-Palestine Protectorate Haj Amin al-Husseini
Commanders:
Kingdom of Egypt Ahmed Ali al-Mwawi
Kingdom of Egypt Muhammad Naguib
Jordan John Bagot Glubb
Jordan Habis al-Majali
Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg Hasan Salama 

Arab Liberation Army (bw).svg Fawzi al-Qawuqji
Strength
Israel: 29,677 (initially)
117,500 (finally)
Egypt: 10,000 initially, rising to 20,000
Iraq: 3,000 initially, rising to 15,000–18,000
Syria: 2,500–5,000
Transjordan: 8,000–12,000
Lebanon: 1,000
Saudi Arabia: 800–1,200 (Egyptian command)
Yemen: 300
Arab Liberation Army: 3,500–6,000.
Total:
13,000 (initial)
51,100 (minimal)
63,500 (maximum)
Casualties and losses
6,373 killed (about 4,000 fighters and 2,400 civilians) Arab armies:
3,700–7,000 killed
Palestinian Arabs:
3,000–13,000 killed (both fighters and civilians)
1948 Palestinian exodus
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Main articles
1948 Palestinian exodus


1947–48 civil war
1948 Arab–Israeli War
1948 Palestine war
Causes of the exodus
Nakba Day
Palestinian refugee
Palestine refugee camps
Palestinian right of return
Palestinian return to Israel
Present absentee
Transfer Committee
Resolution 194

Background
Mandatory Palestine
Israeli Declaration of Independence
Israeli–Palestinian conflict history
New Historians
Palestine · Plan Dalet
1947 partition plan · UNRWA

Key incidents
Battle of Haifa
Deir Yassin massacre
Exodus from Lydda and Ramle

Notable writers
m Aref al-Aref · Yoav Gelber
Efraim Karsh · Walid Khalidi
Nur-eldeen Masalha · Benny Morris
Ilan Pappé · Tom Segev
Avraham Sela · Avi Shlaim

Related categories/lists
List of depopulated villages

Related templates



 Israel

Before 26 May 1948:

After 26 May 1948:
Badge of the Israel Defense Forces.svg Israel Defense Forces

Irregulars:
All-Palestine Protectorate Holy War Army
Arab Liberation Army (bw).svg Arab Liberation Army

Politicians:
Israel David Ben-Gurion
Commanders:
Israel Yisrael Galili
Israel Yaakov Dori
Israel Yigael Yadin
Israel Mickey Marcus 
Israel Yigal Allon
Israel Yitzhak Rabin
Israel David Shaltiel
Israel Moshe Dayan
Israel Shimon Avidan
Israel Moshe Carmel


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