List of battles and operations in the 1948 Palestine war

Following are lists of battles and operations in the Civil War in Mandatory Palestine and the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

Operations in the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine NameEtymology /English translationDateDescriptionBattle for JerusalemFebruary - March 1948Jaysh al-Jihad al-Muqqadas attempt to blockade JerusalemOperation Hashmedlit. DestroyMarch 30, 1948Haganah clearance of the Isdud–Yibna roadOperation NachshonNamed for NahshonApril 4–20, 1948Haganah clearance of Arab forces blocking the road to JerusalemBattle of Mishmar HaEmek—April 5–9, 1948Arab Liberation Army attempt to conquer the kibbutz of Mishmar HaEmek.Battle of Ramat Yohanan—April 12–16, 1948Battle in Ramat Yohanan between Druze and Haganah forces, leading to a Druze–Haganah allianceOperation HarelNamed for Harel BrigadeApril 15–21, 1948Haganah clearance of Arab forces northeast of the Tel Aviv – Jerusalem roadOperation Bi'ur Hametzlit. Destruction of bread (referring to cleaning one's house of bread on Passover)April 21–23, 1948Haganah capture of Haifa (Misparayim Plan)Battle of Manshiyya—April 25–27Irgun attack on the Manshiyya neighborhood of Jaffa, leading to British interventionOperation HametzMorris, 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.See ChametzApril 27 – May 13, 1948Haganah capture villages east of JaffaOperation YevusiMorris, page 113. 'aimed ... at wresting from Arab control further areas in and around Jerusalem'Named for Yevus, a name for Jerusalem and its first inhabitants.April 22 – May 2, 1948Haganah capture of buildings in Jerusalem's Western neighborhoodsOperation YiftachMorris, page 102. 'The conquest of Arab Safad, the areas main town, was the linchpin of the campaign.'Named for Yiftach BrigadeApril 15 – May 15, 1948Haganah/Palmach capture of Safed and other villages in the eastern GalileeOperation MatatehMorris, 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.'lit. BroomMay 3–4, 1948Part of Operation Yiftach; opening up Tiberias–Metula roadBattle of Safed—May 6–12, 1948Part of Operation Yiftach; capture of Safed by Palmach forcesOperation MaccabiMorris, 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."lit. MaccabeeMay 8, 1948Haganah opening up the corridor to Jerusalem.Operation Gideon'All That Remains' list 11 villages captured by the Golani Brigade during this operation.May 11, 1948Haganah capture of Beit She'an and surrounding area.Operation BarakMorris, pages 126–127. 'The objective of the operation 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 centers [i.e., Majdal, 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 Givati Brigade, the Negev Brigade and one attack involving the IZL. Commander of Operation: Shimon Avidan.lit. LightningMay 10–15, 1948Capturing areas under responsibility of Givati BrigadeOperation Ben-AmiNamed after the KIA commander Ben-Ami FechterMay 13–14, 1948Capture of Acre and the coast up to the Lebanese borderOperation Schfifonlit. Cerastes cerastesMay 13, 1948Capture of buildings abandoned by British troops in the Old City of JerusalemOperation Kilshonlit. PitchforkMay 14–18, 1948Capture of buildings abandoned by British troops to strengthen the Jewish military position in Jerusalem

Arms acquisitions Following is a list of operations undertaken by the Yishuv and later Israel to acquire munitions abroad. NameEtymology /English translationDateDescriptionOperation BalakNamed for BalakMarch 31 – August 12, 1948Aerial transport of arms acquisitions from CzechoslovakiaAltalena Affair—June 22, 1948Irgun arms acquisition which led to Haganah's Operation Tihur (lit. Purifying) and the destruction of the Altalena shipOperation VelvettaSeptember 24–27, 1948Transport of Supermarine Spitfires acquired by Israel through Czechoslovakia

First Phase of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War 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. NameEtymology /English translationDateDescriptionNorthern frontBattle of Malkiyya—May 13–15, 1948Successful Lebanese capture of al-MalkiyyaBattle of Gesher—May 15–17, 1948Failed Iraqi attack on GesherBattles of the Kinarot Valley—May 15–21, 1948Successful Syrian capture Samakh and failed attack on Degania Alef and Degania BetIsraeli raid on Syrian customs house—May 18–19Successful Israeli raid on Syrian customs house, destroying vehicles and munitions, and creating an alliance with regional BedouinOperation Namellit. PortMay 22–23, 1948Successful Israeli capture of al-Tantura (near Haifa)Operation ErezAll That Remains. Page 335. 'a number of villages in the vicinity of Jinin'.lit. CedarMay 28–30, 1948Preparation for Operation Yitzhak by capturing the area of Mount GilboaOperation YitzhakJune 3, 1948Israeli failure to capture JeninBattle of Mishmar HaYarden—June 10, 1948Successful Syrian capture of Mishmar HaYardenBattle of Ein Gev—June 10, 1948Failed Syrian attack on Ein GevJerusalem frontBattle for Jerusalem (May 15 – July 18, 1948) Arab (primarily Jordanian) siege of Jerusalem, ending in a stalemate. Israeli control of West Jerusalem, Jordanian control of East Jerusalem.Battles of the Old City of Jerusalem—May 16–28, 1948Jordanian capture of the Old City of JerusalemBattles of Jerusalem—May 19–30, 1948Israeli–Jordanian battles in northern JerusalemBattles of Ramat Rachel—May 22–25, 1948Seesaw battles in Ramat Rachel, ending in the failure of Egypt and Jordan to capture the village Operation Bin Nun ANamed for Joshua Bin NunMay 30, 1948Israeli failure to capture LatrunOperation Bin Nun BNamed for Joshua Bin NunJune 1, 1948Israeli failure to capture LatrunOperation YoramJune 8–9, 1948Israeli failure to capture LatrunBattle of Gezer—June 10, 1948Successful Jordanian raid on GezerSouthern frontBattles of Kfar Darom—May 13–15, 1948Failed Egyptian army and Muslim Brotherhood attacks on Kfar DaromBattle of Nirim—May 15, 1948Failed Egyptian attack on NirimBattle of Yad Mordechai—May 19–24, 1948Egyptian failure to capture Yad Mordechai, evacuation by besieged IsraelisFirst Battle of Negba—June 2, 1948Failed Egyptian attack on NegbaOperation Pleshetlit. PhillistiaJune 2–3, 1948Israeli failure to capture Isdud; successful stoppage of Egyptian advanceBattle of Nitzanim—June 7, 1948Successful Egyptian capture of NitzanimBattle of Hill 69—June 10, 1948Successful Egyptian capture of Hill 69 near Nitzanim

Second Phase of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War ("Ten Day Battles") and the 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. +Northern frontNameEtymology /English translationDateIsraeli unitsArab unitsOperation Dekellit. Palm treeJuly 9–18, 1948Successful Israeli capture of Nazareth and the Lower GalileeOperation Broshlit. CypressJuly 9–18Unsuccessful Israeli attempt to drive the Syrian army out of Israel + Central and Jerusalem frontsNameEtymology /English translationDateIsraeli unitsArab unitsOperation DannyNamed after Danny Mas of the Convoy of 35July 9–18, 1948Relief 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 9–19Seesaw battles for the Mandelbaum Gate area that ended in a stalemateOperation Kedemlit. EastJuly 16–17, 1948 62nd Battalion (Etzioni) Irgun and Lehi unitsIsraeli failure to capture East Jerusalem + Southern frontNameEtymology /English translationDateIsraeli unitsArab unitsOperation An-FarShort for Anti-FaroukJuly 8–15, 1948 Givati unitsIsraeli failure to open a corridor from the center of the country to the NegevSecond Battle of Negba—July 12, 1948 Givati units Local paramilitaries 9th Battalion (4th Brigade)Egyptian attack on Negba repulsedBattle of Be'erot Yitzhak—July 15, 1948 9th Battalion units (Negev) Local paramilitaries 3rd BattalionEgyptian attack on Be'erot Yitzhak repulsedOperation Death to the Invader—July 16–18, 1948 Givati units Negev units 89th Battalion (8th Brigade)Israeli failure to open a corridor from the center of the country to the Negev + Second truceNameEtymology /English translationDateIsraeli unitsArab unitsOperation ShoterMorris, page 213. Alexandroni, Carmeli, Golani Brigades.lit. PolicemanJuly 24–26 33rd Battalion (Alexandroni) 15th Battalion units (Golani) Carmeli units Military police units Local paramilitariesIsraeli capture of the "little triangle" south of Haifa, to relieve the Tel Aviv – Haifa roadThe "little triangle" refers to the villages Jaba', Ijzim, and 'Ayn Ghazal.Operation GYS 1Abbreviation for Golani, Yiftach, SergeiJuly 27, 31, 1948 53rd Battalion (Givati) 1st Battalion (Yiftach)Israeli failure to open a corridor from the center of the country to the NegevOperation GYS 2July 31, 1948 Samson's Foxes (Givati) Yiftach unitsSuccessful Israeli escort of a convoy to the Negev enclaveOperation Avaklit. DustAugust 23 – October 21, 1948 Israeli Air Force Yiftach BrigadeIsraeli Air Force operation to transport food, supplies and soldiers to the Negev enclave

Third Phase of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War Following is a list of battles and operations from the second truce of the war up to the 1949 Armistice Agreements.