War of Independence

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The War of Independence is the term commonly used in Israel for the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, during which the newly declared State of Israel fought neighboring Arab countries and local Arab forces over its establishment and territory.

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Label Occurrences
War of Independence canonical 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Arab–Israeli conflict
war
aftermath Egyptian control of Gaza Strip
Green Line (Israel)
surface form: Green Line armistice demarcation lines

Jordanian annexation of West Bank
division of Jerusalem between Israel and Jordan
alsoKnownAs Arab–Israeli War of 1948
surface form: 1948 Arab–Israeli War

Arab–Israeli War of 1948
surface form: First Arab–Israeli War

Arab–Israeli War of 1948
surface form: Israeli War of Independence
belligerent Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Israel
surface form: State of Israel

Syria
Transjordan
Yishuv
surface form: Yishuv (Jewish community in Mandatory Palestine)

local Arab Palestinian forces
cause United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
end of British Mandate for Palestine
combatantStrength Arab state armies
Jewish and Israeli forces
commonlyUsedNameFor Arab–Israeli War of 1948
surface form: 1948 Arab–Israeli War
commonlyUsedNameIn Israel
endDate 1949-07-20
followedBy Suez Crisis
hasPhase civil war phase between Jewish and Arab communities in Mandatory Palestine
inter-state war phase after Israeli independence
historicalPeriod 20th century
post–World War II era
location Mandatory Palestine
Israel
surface form: State of Israel

neighboring Arab states
mainJewishForces Haganah
Irgun
surface form: Irgun (Etzel)

Israel Eldad
surface form: Lehi (Stern Gang)

Palmach
partOf Arab–Israeli conflict
precededBy British Mandate for Palestine
result Israeli victory
armistice agreements between Israel and neighboring Arab states
creation of large Palestinian refugee population
displacement of many Jewish communities in Arab countries
creationOfStateOfIsrael
surface form: establishment of the State of Israel

territorial expansion of Israel beyond UN partition plan borders
significantDate 1948-05-14
significantEvent Israeli Declaration of Independence
startDate 1947-11-30

Referenced by (4)

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Arab–Israeli War of 1948 hasAlias War of Independence
Continental Congress resolutions mainSubject War of Independence
Rabin conflict War of Independence
subject surface form: Yitzhak Rabin
David Elazar conflict War of Independence