✦ History

1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine

November 30, 1947 – May 14, 1948

Result Jewish National Council victory

Jewish and Arab militias fought in Mandatory Palestine after the UN voted to partition it. The fighting turned into the 1948 Arab–Israeli War when Israel declared independence.

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Battles and events 6

April 4–15, 1948
Battle of Mishmar HaEmek Yishuv victory Mishmar HaEmek Fawzi al-Qawuqji
April 5–16, 1948
Operation Nachshon
April 9, 1948
Deir Yassin massacre Deir Yassin
April 21–22, 1948
Battle of Haifa (1948) ~15,000 Arab residents flee or are expelled Haifa Moshe Carmel
April 22 – May 3, 1948
Operation Yevusi Inconclusive: Ceasefire imposed by the British army Jerusalem Gordon Holmes MacMillan
April 30, 1948
Operation Hametz British intervention temporarily halts offensive towards Jaffa Menachem Begin, Gordon Holmes MacMillan

Key commanders

Israel 6

David Ben-Gurion belligerent leader Menachem Begin belligerent leader Yigal Allon belligerent leader Yigael Yadin military commander Jacob Dori military commander Moshe Carmel military commander

Arab Higher Committee 2

Fawzi al-Qawuqji belligerent leader Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni military commander

Mandatory Palestine 1

Gordon Holmes MacMillan military commander

Arab Higher Committee and allies 1

Fawzi al-Qawuqji military commander

Irgun 1

Menachem Begin military commander

United Kingdom 1

Gordon Holmes MacMillan military commander