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  conflict 1948 Arab-Israeli War
  partof the Arab-Israeli Conflict
  caption Raising the Ink Flag in Umm Rashrash which marked the end of the war
  date November 1947–March 1949
  place Middle East
  casus Rejection of UNGA Res 181 and Israeli DoI by Arab State s Expulsion of at least 250,000 Palestinians by Jewish forces during the preceding Civil War {Link without Title}
  result Israeli victory, Jordanian occupation of West Bank, Egyptian occupation of Gaza Strip, 1949 Armistice Agreements
  combatant1 <br> Haganah <br> Irgun <br> Lehi <br> Palmach <br> Foreign Volunteers
  combatant2 Egypt , <br> Syria , <br> Transjordan , <br>, <br> Iraq , <br> Saudi Arabia ,<br> Yemen ,<br> Holy War Army , <br> Arab Liberation Army
  commander1 Yaakov Dori ,<br/> Yigael Yadin
  commander2 John Bagot Glubb ,<br/> Abd Al-Qadir Al-Husayni ,<br/> Hasan Salama ,<br/> Fawzi Al-Qawuqji , <br/> Ahmed Ali Al-Mwawi
  strength1 : 29,677 initially rising to 115,000 by March 1949
  strength2 : 3,500-6,000
  casualties1 6,373 (4,000 troops and about 2,400 civilians)
  casualties2 Unknown (between 10,000 and 15,000)


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