<Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 1948 Arab -- Israeli War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of 1948 Palestine war </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Captain Avraham `` Bren '' Adan raising the Ink Flag at Umm Rashrash ( a site now in Eilat ) , marking the end of the war . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 15 May 1948 -- 10 March 1949 ( 9 months , 3 weeks and 2 days ) Final armistice agreement concluded on 20 July 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Former British Mandate of Palestine , Sinai Peninsula , southern Lebanon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Israeli victory </Li> <Li> Jordanian partial victory </Li> <Li> Palestinian Arab defeat </Li> <Li> Egyptian defeat </Li> <Li> Arab League strategic failure </Li> <Li> 1949 Armistice Agreements </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> Israel keeps area allotted to it by the Partition Plan and captures 50 % of area allotted to Arab state ; Jordanian occupation of West Bank , Egyptian occupation of the Gaza Strip </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Israel </P> <P> Before 26 May 1948 : </P> <Ul> <Li> Haganah </Li> <Li> Palmach </Li> <Li> Irgun </Li> <Li> Lehi </Li> </Ul> <P> After 26 May 1948 : Israel Defense Forces </P> <Ul> <Li> Minorities Unit </Li> </Ul> Foreign volunteers : Mahal </Td> <Td> Arab League ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Egypt </Li> <Li> Jordan </Li> <Li> Iraq </Li> <Li> Syria </Li> <Li> Lebanon ( Lebanon had decided to not participate in the war and only took part in the battle of al - Malikiya on 5 -- 6 June 1948 . ) </Li> <Li> Saudi Arabia </Li> <Li> Yemen </Li> </Ul> <P> Irregulars : Holy War Army Arab Liberation Army </P> Foreign volunteers : Muslim Brotherhood Pakistan Sudan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Politicians : David Ben - Gurion Commanders : Yisrael Galili Yaakov Dori Yigael Yadin Mickey Marcus † Yigal Allon Yitzhak Rabin David Shaltiel Moshe Dayan Shimon Avidan Moshe Carmel </P> Yitzhak Sadeh </Td> <Td> <P> Politicians : Azzam Pasha King Farouk I King Abdallah I Muzahim al - Pachachi Husni al - Za'im Haj Amin al - Husseini Commanders : Ahmed Ali al - Mwawi Muhammad Naguib John Bagot Glubb Habis al - Majali Hasan Salama † </P> Fawzi al - Qawuqji </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel : 29,677 ( initially ) 117,500 ( finally ) </Td> <Td> Egypt : 10,000 initially , rising to 20,000 Iraq : 3,000 initially , rising to 15,000 -- 18,000 Syria : 2,500 -- 5,000 Transjordan : 8,000 -- 12,000 Lebanon : 1,000 Saudi Arabia : 800 -- 1,200 ( Egyptian command ) Yemen : 300 Arab Liberation Army : 3,500 -- 6,000 . Total : 13,000 ( initial ) 51,100 ( minimal ) 63,500 ( maximum ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6,373 killed ( about 4,000 fighters and 2,400 civilians ) </Td> <Td> Arab armies : 3,700 -- 7,000 killed Palestinian Arabs : 3,000 -- 13,000 killed ( both fighters and civilians ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>
<Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 1948 Arab -- Israeli War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of 1948 Palestine war </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Captain Avraham `` Bren '' Adan raising the Ink Flag at Umm Rashrash ( a site now in Eilat ) , marking the end of the war . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 15 May 1948 -- 10 March 1949 ( 9 months , 3 weeks and 2 days ) Final armistice agreement concluded on 20 July 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Former British Mandate of Palestine , Sinai Peninsula , southern Lebanon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Israeli victory </Li> <Li> Jordanian partial victory </Li> <Li> Palestinian Arab defeat </Li> <Li> Egyptian defeat </Li> <Li> Arab League strategic failure </Li> <Li> 1949 Armistice Agreements </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> Israel keeps area allotted to it by the Partition Plan and captures 50 % of area allotted to Arab state ; Jordanian occupation of West Bank , Egyptian occupation of the Gaza Strip </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Israel </P> <P> Before 26 May 1948 : </P> <Ul> <Li> Haganah </Li> <Li> Palmach </Li> <Li> Irgun </Li> <Li> Lehi </Li> </Ul> <P> After 26 May 1948 : Israel Defense Forces </P> <Ul> <Li> Minorities Unit </Li> </Ul> Foreign volunteers : Mahal </Td> <Td> Arab League ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Egypt </Li> <Li> Jordan </Li> <Li> Iraq </Li> <Li> Syria </Li> <Li> Lebanon ( Lebanon had decided to not participate in the war and only took part in the battle of al - Malikiya on 5 -- 6 June 1948 . ) </Li> <Li> Saudi Arabia </Li> <Li> Yemen </Li> </Ul> <P> Irregulars : Holy War Army Arab Liberation Army </P> Foreign volunteers : Muslim Brotherhood Pakistan Sudan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Politicians : David Ben - Gurion Commanders : Yisrael Galili Yaakov Dori Yigael Yadin Mickey Marcus † Yigal Allon Yitzhak Rabin David Shaltiel Moshe Dayan Shimon Avidan Moshe Carmel </P> Yitzhak Sadeh </Td> <Td> <P> Politicians : Azzam Pasha King Farouk I King Abdallah I Muzahim al - Pachachi Husni al - Za'im Haj Amin al - Husseini Commanders : Ahmed Ali al - Mwawi Muhammad Naguib John Bagot Glubb Habis al - Majali Hasan Salama † </P> Fawzi al - Qawuqji </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel : 29,677 ( initially ) 117,500 ( finally ) </Td> <Td> Egypt : 10,000 initially , rising to 20,000 Iraq : 3,000 initially , rising to 15,000 -- 18,000 Syria : 2,500 -- 5,000 Transjordan : 8,000 -- 12,000 Lebanon : 1,000 Saudi Arabia : 800 -- 1,200 ( Egyptian command ) Yemen : 300 Arab Liberation Army : 3,500 -- 6,000 . Total : 13,000 ( initial ) 51,100 ( minimal ) 63,500 ( maximum ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6,373 killed ( about 4,000 fighters and 2,400 civilians ) </Td> <Td> Arab armies : 3,700 -- 7,000 killed Palestinian Arabs : 3,000 -- 13,000 killed ( both fighters and civilians ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>
who was involved in the israeli war of independence
who was involved in the israeli war of independence
Israel Egypt Iraq Syria Transjordan Lebanon Saudi Arabia Yemen Arab Liberation Army
Israel Egypt Iraq Syria Transjordan Lebanon Saudi Arabia Yemen Arab Liberation Army