Battles of The Ten Days and Second Truce
Following is a list of battles and operations between the first and second truces of the war—July 8, 1948—July 18, 1948. This period was named "Battles of the Ten Days" in Israel. Also listed are Israeli operations during the second truce.
| Name | Etymology / English translation |
Date | Israeli units | Arab units |
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| Operation Dekel | lit. Palm tree | July 9–18, 1948 | ||
| Successful Israeli capture of Nazareth and the Lower Galilee | ||||
| Operation Brosh | lit. Cypress | July 9–18 | ||
| Unsuccessful Israeli attempt to drive the Syrian army out of Israel | ||||
| Name | Etymology / English translation |
Date | Israeli units | Arab units |
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| Operation Danny | Named after Danny Mas of the Convoy of 35 | July 9–18, 1948 | ||
| Relief of Jerusalem and removal of threat on Tel Aviv—the planned capture of Lydda, Ramla, Latrun and Ramallah (abbr. Larlar). The first stage (Lydda and Ramla) met with success, and the second did not materialize. | ||||
| Battles of the Mandelbaum Gate | — | July 9–19 | ||
| Seesaw battles for the Mandelbaum Gate area that ended in a stalemate | ||||
| Operation Kedem | lit. East | July 16–17, 1948 |
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| Israeli failure to capture East Jerusalem | ||||
| Name | Etymology / English translation |
Date | Israeli units | Arab units |
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| Operation An-Far | Short for Anti-Farouk | July 8–15, 1948 |
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| Israeli failure to open a corridor from the center of the country to the Negev | ||||
| Second Battle of Negba | — | July 12, 1948 |
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| Egyptian attack on Negba repulsed | ||||
| Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak | — | July 15, 1948 |
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| Egyptian attack on Be'erot Yitzhak repulsed | ||||
| Operation Death to the Invader | — | July 16–18, 1948 |
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| Israeli failure to open a corridor from the center of the country to the Negev | ||||
| Name | Etymology / English translation |
Date | Israeli units | Arab units |
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| Operation Shoter | lit. Policeman | July 24–26 |
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| Israeli capture of the "little triangle" south of Haifa, to relieve the Tel Aviv – Haifa road | ||||
| Operation GYS 1 | Abbreviation for Golani, Yiftach, Sergei | July 27, 31, 1948 |
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| Israeli failure to open a corridor from the center of the country to the Negev | ||||
| Operation GYS 2 | July 31, 1948 |
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| Successful Israeli escort of a convoy to the Negev enclave | ||||
| Operation Avak | lit. Dust | August 23 – October 21, 1948 |
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| Israeli Air Force operation to transport food, supplies and soldiers to the Negev enclave | ||||
Read more about this topic: List Of Battles And Operations In The 1948 Palestine War
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