Battle for the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv road
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The Battle for the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv road was a key 1948 Arab–Israeli War campaign focused on securing the vital supply route to besieged Jerusalem, involving intense fighting between Jewish and Arab forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle for the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv road canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military campaign ⓘ |
| aimedAt | isolating Jerusalem from the coastal plain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | battle for the Jerusalem corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arab Liberation Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arab irregular forces ⓘ Haganah NERFINISHED ⓘ Palmach NERFINISHED ⓘ Yishuv forces NERFINISHED ⓘ local Arab militias ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ambushes on convoys
ⓘ
intense fighting around hilltop villages ⓘ roadblocks and demolitions ⓘ |
| conflict | 1948 Palestine war ⓘ |
| consequence |
development of alternative supply routes to Jerusalem
ⓘ
severe shortages in besieged Jerusalem ⓘ |
| context | siege of Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| endTime | 1948 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
convoy battles
ⓘ
operations to capture commanding heights along the road ⓘ operations to clear roadblocks ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central to survival of Jewish population in Jerusalem
ⓘ
key campaign in determining control of Jerusalem in 1948 ⓘ |
| involves |
Arab attacks on supply convoys
ⓘ
Jewish convoys to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| location |
Highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
ⓘ
Jerusalem corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerusalem–Tel Aviv road NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainObjective |
break the siege of Jewish Jerusalem
ⓘ
secure supply route to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | central front of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War ⓘ |
| opponent | Arab forces in the Jerusalem area ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Jewish defense organizations ⓘ |
| partOf | 1948 Arab–Israeli War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | supply convoys to Jewish Jerusalem ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jerusalem corridor battles
ⓘ
siege of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | partial Israeli success in opening a supply route to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| startTime | 1947 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
main land link between coastal plain and Jerusalem
ⓘ
vital supply route for food and ammunition to Jewish Jerusalem ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
first half of 1948
ⓘ
late 1947 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
guerrilla attacks on transport
ⓘ
road control warfare ⓘ |
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