List of Israeli military operations in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
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Following is a list of major Israeli military operations in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
| Name | Date | Area | Objective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Hashmed | March 30, 1948 | Shfela Coastal Plain | Clearance of the Isdud–Yibna road |
| Operation Balak | April 1, 1948 | Europe | Airlift of light arms from Czechoslovakia |
| Battle of Mishmar HaEmek | April 4-15 1948 | Meggido valley | Clearing villages around Haifa-Jenin road |
| Operation Nachshon | April 4–20, 1948 | Jerusalem–Tel Aviv road | Clearance of Arab forces blocking the road - Supply of Jerusalem |
| Operation Harel[1][2] | Mid April - June 1948 | Tel Aviv–Jerusalem Road | Clearance of Arab forces north-east of the road |
| Operation Misparayim renamed Bi'ur Hametz on eve of Battle | April 21–23, 1948 | Haifa | Capture of Haifa |
| Operation Chametz[3] | April 27 – May 13, 1948 | Tel Aviv-Jaffa area | Capture villages east of Jaffa |
| Operation Yevusi[4] | April 22 – May 1, 1948 | Jerusalem | Capture of buildings in Jerusalem Jewish neighbourhoods |
| Operation Yiftach (or Yiftah)[5] | April 30 – May 10, 1948 | Eastern Galilee | Capture of Safed and other villages |
| Operation Matate (or Broom)[6] | May 3–4, 1948 | Hulah Valley | Opening up Tiberias-Metula road |
| Operation Maccabi (or Makkabi, Maccabee)[7] | May 7, 1948 | Latrun, Bab al-Wad | Opening up the corridor to Jerusalem |
| Operation Gideon[8] | May 11, 1948 | Southeastern Galilee | Capture of the Beit She'an and surrounding area. |
| Operation Barak (or Lightning)[9][10] | May 10–15, 1948 | Shephelah, villages south and west of al-Ramla |
Capturing areas under responsibility of Givati Brigade |
| Operation Ben-Ami | May 14, 1948 | Western Galilee | Capture of Acre and the coast up to the Lebanese border |
| Operation Kilshon (or Kalshon, a.k.a. Operation Pitchfork) | May 14, 1948 | Jerusalem | Capture of buildings abandoned by British troops to strengthen the Jewish military position in Jerusalem |
| Operation Schfifon | May 14, 1948 | Jerusalem | Capture of Old City of Jerusalem (failure) |
| Operation Namal | May 22–23, 1948 | Haifa District | Alexandroni Brigade attack on Al-Tantura |
| Operation Erez[11] | May 28–30, 1948 | Jezreel Valley | Preparation for Operation Yitzhak |
| Operation Ben Nun A. | May 30, 1948 | Latrun | Capture of Latrun (failure) |
| Operation Ben Nun B | June 1, 1948 | Latrun | Capture of Latrun (failure) |
| Operation Pleshet | June 2–3, 1948 | Isdud | Capture of Isdud (failure), stoppage of Egyptian advance |
| Operation Yitzhak | June 3, 1948 | Jenin | Capture of Jenin (failure) |
| Operation Yoram | June 8–9, 1948 | Latrun | Capture of Latrun (failure) |
| Operation Dekel | July 9–18, 1948 | Lower Galilee | Capture of Nazareth and lower Galilee |
| Operation Danny | July 9–18, 1948 | Lydda and Ramla | Relief of Jerusalem and securisation of Tel Aviv (failure on Latrun) |
| Operation An-Far | July 8-15, 1948 | Souther-central Palestine | Opening a corridor from the center to the Negev (failure) |
| Operation Kedem | July 16–17, 1948 | Jerusalem | Capture of East Jerusalem (failure) |
| Operation Shoter (Policeman)[12] | July 24-26 | The Little Triangle South of Haifa |
Securing the road to Haifa by capturing the "little triangle"[13] |
| Operation Hiram | October 24–29, 1948 | Upper Galilee | Expulsion of Fawzi al-Qawuqji's Arab Liberation Army and capture of Galilee |
| Operation Yoav | October 15–22, 1948 | Negev-Gaza area | Lifting of the Egyptian siege on Jewish settlements in Negev |
| Operation Assaf | December 5–7, 1948 | Negev | Capture of North Negev |
| Operation Horev | December 22, 1948 – January 7, 1949 | Negev | Completely removing Egyptian presence in the Negev |
| Operation Ovda (or Uvda) | March 1949 | Negev | Establishing Israeli sovereignty in the Negev |
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[edit] See also
- 1948 Palestine war
- Exodus from Lydda
- Israeli Defence Forces
- Killings and massacres during the 1948 Palestine War
- List of villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
[edit] Notes
- ^ All That Remains, ISBN 0 88728 224 5. Page 398. al-Mukhayzin, 20 April, population 310 including 110 Jews.
- ^ Benny Morris, The birth of the Palestinian refugee problem. ISBN 0 521 33028 9. Page 113. 'aimed at resecuring and widening the Jewish-held corridor through the Judean Hills to Jerusalem'.
- ^ Morris, page 100. 'All That Remains' lists 8 villages/towns captured. e.g., al-'Abbasiyya (pop 5,650 including 150 Jews), Bayt Dajan (pop 3,840), Kafr 'Ana (pop. 3,020 inc 220 Jews), Salama (pop. 6,730), Yazur (pop. 4,030) etc..
- ^ Morris, page 113. 'aimed ... at wresting from Arab control further areas in and around Jerusalem'
- ^ Morris, page 102. 'The conquest of Arab Safad, the areas main town, was the linchpin of the campaign.'
- ^ Morris, page 121. 'a sub-operation designed to clear out the Arab population from the Jordan Valley area south of Rosh Pinna between the north-south road and the Jordan River.'
- ^ Morris, page 113. All That Remains. Page 276. Bayt Mahsir (pop. 2,400), 'the newly formed Har'el Brigade of the Palmach. The History of the Haganah states that "this village was not occupied easily; but was attacked by Palmach troops for three nights, and it was not occupied until the morning of 11 May."
- ^ 'All That Remains' list 11 villages captured by the Golani Brigade during this operation.
- ^ Morris, pages 126-27.'The objective of the operarion was:"To deny the enemy a base...creating general panic and breaking his morale...It can be assumed that delivering a blow to one or more of these centres [i.e.,Madjdal, Isdud or Yivna] will cause the wandering [i.e.,exodus] of the inhabitants of the smaller settlements of the area. This outcome is possible especially in view of the wave of panic that recently swept over [the Arabs of] the country."' 'Mortaring almost invariably preceded each ground assault.'
- ^ 'All That Remains' lists 20 towns and villages e.g. pages 83/82. al-Batani al-Gharbi (pop. 980) 'By the end of May the two brigades had succeeded in occupying over thirty villages and "clearing" the area of tens of thousands of people.'. It mentions the Giv'ati Brigade, the Negev Brigade and one attack involving the IZL. Commander of Operation: Shim'on Avidan.
- ^ All That Remains. Page 335. 'a number of villages in the vicinity of Jinin'.
- ^ Morris, page 213. Alexandroni, Carmeli, Golani Brigades.
- ^ The "little triangle" refers to the villages Jaba'a, Ijzim, and 'Ayn Ghazal.
