List of battles and operations in the 1948 Palestine war


Following is a list of battles and operations in the 1948 Palestine war.

Operations in the 1947–1948 inter-communal war in Palestine

Arms acquisitions

Following is a list of operations undertaken by the Yishuv and later Israel to acquire munitions abroad.
NameEtymology /
English translation		DateDescription
Operation BalakNamed for BalakMarch 31 – August 12, 1948Aerial transport of arms acquisitions from Czechoslovakia
Altalena Affair—June 22, 1948Irgun arms acquisition which led to Haganah's Operation Tihur and the destruction of the Altalena ship
Operation VelvettaSeptember 24–27, 1948Transport of Supermarine Spitfires acquired by Israel through Czechoslovakia

First stage

Following is a list of operations between May 15, 1948—the Arab invasion of Palestine—and June 11, 1948—the first truce of the war.

Battles of the Ten Days and second truce

Following is a list of battles and operations between the first and second truces of the war—July 8, 1948—July 18, 1948. This period was named "Battles of the Ten Days" in Israel. Also listed are Israeli operations during the second truce.

Final stage

Following is a list of battles and operations from the second truce of the war up to the 1949 Armistice Agreements.