First Stage
Following is a list of operations between May 15, 1948—the Arab invasion of Palestine—and June 11, 1948—the first truce of the war.
Name | Etymology / English translation |
Date | Description |
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Northern front | |||
Battle of Malkiya | — | May 13–15, 1948 | Successful Lebanese capture of al-Malkiyya |
Battle of Gesher | — | May 15–17, 1948 | Failed joint Jordanian–Iraqi attack on Gesher |
Battles of the Kinarot Valley | — | May 15–21, 1948 | Successful Syrian capture Samakh and failed attack on Degania Alef and Degania Bet |
Israeli raid on Syrian customs house | — | May 18–19 | Successful Israeli raid on Syrian customs house, destroying vehicles and munitions, and creating an alliance with regional Bedouin |
Operation Namel | lit. Port | May 22–23, 1948 | Successful Israeli capture of al-Tantura (near Haifa) |
Operation Erez | lit. Cedar | May 28–30, 1948 | Preparation for Operation Yitzhak by capturing the area of Mount Gilboa |
Operation Yitzhak | June 3, 1948 | Israeli failure to capture Jenin | |
Battle of Mishmar HaYarden | — | June 10, 1948 | Successful Syrian capture of Mishmar HaYarden |
Battle of Ein Gev | — | June 10, 1948 | Failed Syrian attack on Ein Gev |
Jerusalem front | |||
Battle for Jerusalem (May 15 – July 18, 1948) |
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Battles of the Old City of Jerusalem | — | May 16–28, 1948 | Jordanian capture of the Old City of Jerusalem |
Battles of Jerusalem | — | May 19–30, 1948 | Israeli–Jordanian battles in northern Jerusalem |
Battles of Ramat Rachel | — | May 22–25, 1948 | Seesaw battles in Ramat Rachel, ending in the failure of Egypt and Jordan to capture the village |
Operation Bin Nun A | Named for Joshua Bin Nun | May 30, 1948 | Israeli failure to capture Latrun |
Operation Bin Nun B | Named for Joshua Bin Nun | June 1, 1948 | Israeli failure to capture Latrun |
Operation Yoram | June 8–9, 1948 | Israeli failure to capture Latrun | |
Battle of Gezer | — | June 10, 1948 | Successful Jordanian raid on Gezer |
Southern front | |||
Battles of Kfar Darom | — | May 13–15, 1948 | Failed Egyptian army and Muslim Brotherhood attacks on Kfar Darom |
Battle of Nirim | — | May 15, 1948 | Failed Egyptian attack on Nirim |
Battle of Yad Mordechai | — | May 19–24, 1948 | Egyptian failure to capture Yad Mordechai, evacuation by besieged Israelis |
First Battle of Negba | — | June 2, 1948 | Failed Egyptian attack on Negba |
Operation Pleshet | lit. Phillistia | June 2–3, 1948 | Israeli failure to capture Isdud; successful stoppage of Egyptian advance |
Battle of Nitzanim | — | June 7, 1948 | Successful Egyptian capture of Nitzanim |
Battle of Hill 69 | — | June 10, 1948 | Successful Egyptian capture of Hill 69 near Nitzanim |
Read more about this topic: List Of Battles And Operations In The 1948 Palestine War
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