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Revision as of 01:02, 31 January 2008
Following is a list of major Israeli military operations in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
| Name | Date | Area | Objective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Balak | April 1, 1948 | Europe | Airlift of light arms from Czechoslovakia |
| Operation Nachshon | April 4-20, 1948 | Jerusalem - Tel Aviv road | Clearance of Arab forces blocking the road - Supply of Jerusalem |
| Operation Harel | April 15, 1948 | Tel Aviv - Jerusalem Road | Clearance of Arab forces north-east of the road |
| Operation Misparayim | April 21, 1948 | Haifa | Capture of Haifa |
| Operation Hametz (Irgun) | April 27 - May 13, 1948 | Tel Aviv-Jaffa area | Isolation of Jaffa |
| Operation Yevusi | April 22 - May 1, 1948 | Jerusalem | Capture of buildings in Jerusalem Jewish neighbourhoods |
| Operation Yiftach (or Yiftah) | April 30 - May 10, 1948 | Eastern Galilee | Capture of Safed and other villages |
| Operation Matate | May 3-4, 1948 | Hulah Valley | Opening up Tiberias-Metula road |
| Operation Maccabi (or Makkabi, Maccabee) | May 7, 1948 | Latrun, Bab al-Wad | Opening up the corridor to Jerusalem |
| Operation Gideon | May 11, 1948 | Southeastern Galilee | Capture of the Beit She'an area |
| Operation Barak | May 12, 1948 | Shephelah | 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 abandonned by British troops to strenghten the Jewish military position in Jerusalem |
| Operation Schfifon | May 14, 1948 | Jerusalem | Capture of Old City of Jerusalem (failure) |
| Operation Ben Nun A. | May 30, 1948 | Latrun | Attempted capture of Latrun by IDF {failure} |
| Operation Erez | May 28-30, 1948 | Jezreel Valley | Preparation for Operation Yitzhak |
| Operation Ben Nun B | June 1, 1948 | Latrun | Attemped capture of Latrun by IDF {failure} |
| Operation Yitzhak | June 3, 1948 | Jenin | Capture of Jenin (failure) |
| Operation Yoram | June 8-9, 1948 | Latrun | Attempted capture of Latrun by IDF (failure) |
| Operation Dekel | July 9-18, 1948 | Lower Galilee | Capture of Nazareth and lower Galilee |
| Operation Larlar | July 9-18, 1948 | Arab territory (Lydda, Ramle, Latroun, Ramallah) | Relief of Jerusalem and securisation of Tel-Aviv (failure on Latroun) |
| Operation Danny | July 9-18, 1948 | Lydda et Ramle | Successfull part of Operation Larlar |
| Operation Kedem | July 16-17, 1948 | Jerusalem | Capture of East Jerusalem (failure) |
| 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 Negev |
| Operation Ovda (or Uvda) | March 1949 | Negev | Establishing Israeli sovereignty in the Negev |
See also
- 1948 Arab-Israeli war
- Israeli Defence Forces
- List of villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
- List of massacres committed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war