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Israel War of Independence

1948 Palestine war
Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict
Date 30 November 1947 – 20 July 1949
(1 year, 7 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location Former Mandatory Palestine, Sinai Peninsula, southern Lebanon
Result
Territorial
changes

1949 Armistice Agreements:

Belligerents

After 29 November 1947 :
Israel Yishuv
After 15 May 1948 :
Israel Israel


After 29 November 1947 :
Haganah Symbol.svg Haganah
Palmach
Irgun
Lehi
Allied Bedouin tribes

After 26 May 1948 :
Badge of the Israel Defense Forces.svg IDF
Flag of Druze.svg Minorities Unit

Foreign volunteers:

Mahal

After 29 November 1947 :
Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg Holy War Army
Flag of the Arab League.svg Arab Liberation Army

After 15 May 1948 :
Egypt Egypt
Jordan Transjordan
Iraq Iraq
Syria Syria
Lebanon Lebanon
Flag of the Arab League.svg Arab Liberation Army


Foreign volunteers and irregulars:
Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg Holy War Army
Yemen Yemen
Morocco Morocco
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Sudan

 Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Israel David Ben-Gurion
Israel Chaim Weizmann
Israel Yigael Yadin
Israel Yaakov Dori
Israel David Shaltiel
Israel Moshe Dayan
Israel Yisrael Galili
Israel Yigal Allon
Israel Yitzhak Rabin
Israel Moshe Carmel

Jordan John Bagot Glubb

Jordan Habis al-Majali
Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni 
Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg Hasan Salama 
Arab League Fawzi Al-Qawuqji
Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg Haj Amin Al-Husseini
Egypt King Farouk I
Egypt Ahmad Ali al-Mwawi
Egypt Muhammad Naguib
Arab League Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam
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
Casualties and losses
6,373 killed (about 4,000 troops and 2,400 civilians) 4,000 (for Egypt, Jordan and Syria)–15,000 killed

1949 Armistice Agreements:

After 29 November 1947 :
Israel Yishuv
After 15 May 1948 :
Israel Israel

After 29 November 1947 :
Haganah Symbol.svg Haganah
Palmach
Irgun
Lehi
Allied Bedouin tribes

After 26 May 1948 :
Badge of the Israel Defense Forces.svg IDF
Flag of Druze.svg Minorities Unit

Foreign volunteers:


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