LIST OF ISRAELI MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE 1948 ARAB-ISRAELI WAR

Following is a 'list' of major 'Israeli military operations in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war'.

Name	Date	Area	Objective
Operation Nachshon	April 6-12, 1948	Jerusalem - Tel Aviv road	Clearance of Arab forces blocking the road
Operation Harel	April 15, 1948	Tel Aviv - Jerusalem Road	Relieving the siege on Jerusalem
Operation Misparayim	April 21, 1948	Haifa	Capture and depopulation of the Arab quarters of Haifa
Operation Hametz	April 27 - May 13, 1948	Tel Aviv-Jaffa area	Isolation of Jaffa
Operation Yevusi	April 22 - May 1, 1948	Jerusalem	Capture of Jewish buildings and neighbourhoods in Jerusalem
Operation Yiftach (or Yiftah)	April 30 - May 10, 1948	Eastern Galilee	Capture of Safad (Safed)
Operation Matate	May 3-4, 1948	Hulah Valley	Opening up Tiberias-Metula road
Operation Balak	May 5, 1948	Europe	Airlift of arms from Czechoslovakia
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	Galilee	Capture of Acre
Operation Kilshon (or ''Kalshon'', a.k.a. Operation Pitchfork)	May 14, 1948	Jerusalem	Capture of buildings belonging to Jews and to create territorial continuity between Jewish communities in Jerusalem
Operation Schfifon	May 14, 1948	Jerusalem	Capture of Old City of Jerusalem
Operation Ben Nun	May 15, 1948	Latrun	Capture of Latrun
Operation Erez	May 28-30, 1948	Jezreel Valley	Preparation for Operation Yitzhak
Operation Ben Nun B	May 30, 1948	Latrun	Capture of Latrun
Operation Yitzhak	June 3, 1948	Jenin	Capture of Jenin
Operation Yoram	June 8-9, 1948	Latrun	Capture of Latrun
Operation Dekel	July 9-18, 1948	Lower Galilee	Capture of Nazareth and lower Galilee
Operation Danny	July 9-18, 1948	Central Israel	Relief of Jerusalem and removal the Arab threat to Tel Aviv
Operation Kedem	July 16-17, 1948	Jerusalem	Capture of East Jerusalem
Operation Hiram	October 24-29, 1948	Upper Galilee	Expulsion of Fawzi al-Qawuqji's Arab Liberation Army from Israel
Operation Yoav	October 15-22, 1948	Negev-Gaza area	Lifting of the Egyptian siege on Jewish settlements
Operation Assaf	December 5-7, 1948	Negev	Remove the threat to Beersheba
Operation Horev	December 22, 1948 - January 7, 1949	Negev	Completely removing Egyptian presence within Israel borders
Operation Ovda (or Uvda)	March 1949	Negev	Establishing Israeli sovereignty in the Negev

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External links and references

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

External links and references

★ http://www.etzel.org.il/english/ac19.htm

★ http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/israel/iafops.htm