Israel's War of Independence
| 1948 Palestine war | |||||||||
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| Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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After 29 November 1947 : After 29 November 1947 : |
After 29 November 1947 :
 Pakistan
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 David Ben-Gurion Chaim Weizmann Yigael Yadin Yaakov Dori David Shaltiel Moshe Dayan Yisrael Galili Yigal Allon Yitzhak Rabin Moshe Carmel
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 Habis al-Majali Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni † Hasan Salama † Fawzi Al-Qawuqji Haj Amin Al-Husseini King Farouk I Ahmad Ali al-Mwawi Muhammad Naguib Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam
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| Strength | |||||||||
| Israel: c. 10,000 initially, rising to 115,000 by March 1949 |
Arabs: c. 2,000 initially, rising to 70,000, of which: 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 Arab Liberation Army: 3,500 - 6,000 |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 6,373 killed (about 4,000 troops and 2,400 civilians) | 4,000 (for Egypt, Jordan and Syria)–15,000 killed | ||||||||
After 29 November 1947 : Yishuv
After 15 May 1948 : Israel
After 29 November 1947 :
Haganah
Palmach
Irgun
Lehi
Allied Bedouin tribes
After 26 May 1948 :
IDF
Minorities Unit
Foreign volunteers:
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