1948 war Flashcards
When did the war start?
15th May 1948
how did the war start?
10,000 Egyptian soldiers attacked isolated jewish settlements in the south.
Syria,Iraq and Lebanon attacked the north of israel
how many soldiers did the arab army have?
100,000
which of the original attacks succeeded?
the jordanian attack (arab legion) on eastern Jerusalem
what happened on the 10th june 1948?
the Un organised a ceasefire
the Israelis used this to recruit men and weapons
most of the weapons came from Europe
when was the ceaseefire broken?
9th july 1948 by the egyptians
however the israelis didnt lose any land and managed to take Galilee
fighting ened on the 18th july
When did the fighting start again?
october 1948
israel pushed Egypt back into Negev
when did the war end?
January 1949
a truce was agreed
israel handed the captured land back to egypt after the USA forced them to
what were the results of the war?
israel lost 6000 lives
gained 79% of old palestine (originally owned 55%)
700,000 Palestinians became refugees
