Arab–Israeli War of 1948

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The Arab–Israeli War of 1948 was the first major conflict between the newly declared State of Israel and a coalition of Arab states and Palestinian Arab forces, resulting in Israel’s establishment and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.


Statements (71)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab–Israeli conflict
interstate conflict
war
belligerent Arab Liberation Army
Egypt
Iraq
Jewish Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine
Jordan
Lebanon
Palestinian Arab irregular forces
Saudi Arabia
State of Israel
Syria
Transjordan
Yemen
volunteers from other Arab countries
cause United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
conflict between Zionist and Palestinian Arab national movements
end of British Mandate for Palestine
conflictIn Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
Mandatory Palestine
Sinai Peninsula
State of Israel
West Bank
southern Lebanon
endDate 1949-07-20
followedBy Six-Day War
Suez Crisis
hasAlias 1948 Arab–Israeli War
First Arab–Israeli War
Israeli War of Independence
Nakba
Palestinian Nakba
War of Independence
hasConsequence demographic changes in Palestine
establishment of 1949 Green Line armistice boundaries
international recognition of Israel by many states
long-term Arab–Israeli conflict
ongoing dispute over right of return for Palestinian refugees
hasPart civil war phase in Mandatory Palestine
interstate war phase between Israel and Arab states
involves Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries
Palestinian exodus of 1948
Palestinian refugees
keyEvent 1949 Armistice Agreements
Arab invasion of Israel on 1948-05-15
Battle of Latrun
Deir Yassin massacre
Israeli Declaration of Independence
Lydda and Ramle exodus
Operation Danny
Operation Hiram
Operation Nachshon
siege of Jerusalem
precededBy 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
British Mandate for Palestine
relatedTo British withdrawal from Palestine
Palestinian nationalism
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181
Zionism
result Israeli control over larger territory than allotted by UN partition plan
Israeli victory
armistice agreements between Israel and neighboring Arab states
creation of Palestinian refugee problem
displacement of large numbers of Palestinian Arabs
division of former Mandatory Palestine into Israeli-held areas, West Bank, and Gaza Strip
establishment of the State of Israel as a sovereign state
startDate 1947-11-30
timePeriod 20th century
post–World War II era

Referenced by (25)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Egyptian Air Force ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
Haganah ("1947–1949 Palestine war")
Royal Egyptian Army ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
conflict
Arab–Israeli War of 1948 ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
Arab–Israeli War of 1948 ("First Arab–Israeli War")
Arab–Israeli War of 1948 ("Israeli War of Independence")
hasAlias
Karabiner 98k
M4 Sherman tank
usedInConflict
Israel Defense Forces ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
engagedIn
Jordanian Armed Forces ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
engagement
Image and Reality of the Israel–Palestine Conflict ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
examines
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 (II) ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
followedBy
Jordanian annexation of the West Bank ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
follows
Egyptian administration of the Gaza Strip ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
followsEvent
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
influencedEvent
Arab–Israeli conflict ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
majorWar
Moshe Dayan ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
militaryConflict
Yitzhak Rabin ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
participantIn
Egyptian Armed Forces
participatedIn
Provisional State Council ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
politicalContext
Arab–Israeli War of 1948 ("1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine")
precededBy
British Mandate for Palestine ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
relatedTo
Provisional Government of Israel ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
significantEvent
Egyptian military administration ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
startTimeEvent
Mount Scopus ("1948 Arab–Israeli War")
usedAsMilitaryOutpostIn

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