Operation Dekel

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Operation Dekel was a 1948 Arab–Israeli War military offensive in which Haganah forces captured key Arab towns and territory in the Galilee region.

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Operation Dekel canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Haganah operation
military operation
aftermath Israeli control of much of Lower Galilee
belligerent Haganah
Israel Defense Forces
capturedTown Ibillin
Nazareth
Shefa-'Amr
Tamra
capturedVillage Jish
Kafr Yasif
Mi'ilya
Rama
civilianImpact displacement of Arab inhabitants
codeNameMeaning palm tree
commandedBy Ben Dunkelman
Moshe Carmel
conflict Arab–Israeli War of 1948
surface form: 1948 Arab–Israeli War
country Mandatory Palestine
endDate 1948-07-18
front northern front
historicalEra 1948 Palestine war
involvedEvent surrender of Nazareth
involvedPerson Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni
Raghib al-Nashashibi
surface form: Ihab al-Nashashibi
location Galilee
Galilee
surface form: Lower Galilee

Nazareth Mountains region
surface form: Nazareth area
militaryFormation Carmeli Brigade
Sheva (7th) Armored Brigade
surface form: Sheva Brigade
militaryObjective secure road links in Galilee
notableFeature capture of Nazareth without major destruction
objective capture of Arab towns in the Galilee
consolidation of Jewish control in the Galilee
opponent Arab Liberation Army
local Arab militias
partOf Arab–Israeli War of 1948
surface form: 1948 Arab–Israeli War
precededBy Operation Hiram
relatedOperation Operation Brosh
Operation Hiram
result Israeli victory
startDate 1948-07-08
strategy offensive
theater Galilee theater
timePeriod July 1948
typeOfWarfare conventional warfare

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Haganah notableOperation Operation Dekel
Operation Danny followedBy Operation Dekel
Operation Yiftach followedBy Operation Dekel