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Conflict Middle East

1948 Arab-Israeli War

1948 CE – 1949 CE · 1 year

Following Israel's declaration of independence on 14 May 1948, five Arab nations invaded. Israel won and expanded beyond the UN partition borders, while over 700,000 Palestinians were displaced.

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1948 Arab–Israeli War on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Israel (Haganah / IDF)
  • Egypt, Transjordan, Syria, Iraq & Lebanon

Key moments

Defining events in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

  1. 1948 Operation Nachshon
  2. 1948 Battle of Jerusalem
  3. 1948 Operation Dani — Capture of Lydda & Ramla
  4. 1948 Operation Hiram — Galilee

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300 BCE – still standing

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3000 BCE – still standing

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Attested 3000 BCE – 2026 CE

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Wadi Rum

3000 BCE – still standing

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Yemen

Attested 1000 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1948 CE and 1949 CE.

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And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Nizam's Dominions Polity · South Asia 1724 CE – 1948 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Wright Brothers Figure · United States 1867 CE – 1948 CE Malagasy Uprising Conflict · Africa 1947 CE – 1948 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
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