Israeli war for independence
| 1948 Arab–Israeli War | |||||||||
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| Part of 1948 Palestine war | |||||||||
.jpg) Captain Avraham "Bren" Adan raising the Ink Flag at Umm Rashrash (a site now in Eilat), marking the end of the war. |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Before 26 May 1948: After 26 May 1948: Foreign volunteers: Mahal |
Irregulars: Foreign volunteers:  Muslim Brotherhood Yemen Pakistan Sudan
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Politicians:  Yitzhak Sadeh
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Politicians:  Fawzi al-Qawuqji
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| Strength | |||||||||
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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) |
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| 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) |
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Before 26 May 1948:
After 26 May 1948:
Israel Defense Forces
Irregulars:
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Arab Liberation Army
Politicians: David Ben-Gurion
Commanders: Yisrael Galili Yaakov Dori Yigael Yadin Mickey Marcus † Yigal Allon Yitzhak Rabin David Shaltiel Moshe Dayan Shimon Avidan Moshe Carmel
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