✦ History

1948 Palestine war

November 30, 1947 – July 20, 1949

Israel fought Palestinian Arab forces and then the armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. Israel won and expanded its territory, and about 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled.

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Battles and events 3

November 30, 1947 – May 14, 1948
1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine David Ben-Gurion, Menachem Begin, Yigal Allon
1948
1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight
May 15, 1948 – March 10, 1949
1948 Arab–Israeli War David Ben-Gurion, Mohamed Naguib, Muzahim Pachachi

Key commanders

Israel 5

David Ben-Gurion Israel's prime minister and defense minister during the war Yitzhak Rabin belligerent leader Yigal Allon belligerent leader Moshe Dayan Commander of the Jerusalem front Menachem Begin belligerent leader

Arab states 8

Mohamed Naguib belligerent leader Muzahim Pachachi belligerent leader Abdullah I of Jordan King of Transjordan; the Arab Legion fought in the war under his sovereignty Shukri al-Quwatli belligerent leader Glubb Pasha Commander of Transjordan's Arab Legion Fawzi al-Qawuqji Field commander of the Arab Liberation Army Farouk of Egypt belligerent leader Mohammed Amin al-Husseini belligerent leader

Arab Higher Committee 8

Mohamed Naguib belligerent leader Abdullah I of Jordan belligerent leader Glubb Pasha belligerent leader Fawzi al-Qawuqji belligerent leader Farouk of Egypt belligerent leader Mohammed Amin al-Husseini belligerent leader Habis al-Majali belligerent leader Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni belligerent leader