User:Mikrobølgeovn/List of wars involving Israel

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Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Israeli commanders Israeli losses
Israeli Prime Minister Defense Minister of Israel Chief of Staff of the IDF Military Civilians
Jewish Revolt in Palestine
(1944–1948)
Israel Yishuv  United Kingdom Victory (to Irgun and Lehi)
Not applicable[a]
40[2]
(1945-47)
25[2]
(1945-47)
War of Independence
(1947–1949)
 Israel Egypt Egypt
 Iraq
Jordan Transjordan
Syria Syria
 Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
 Yemen
Holy War Army
Arab League ALA
Victory
David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion
Yaakov Dori
~4,000[3]
~2,400[3]
Sinai War
(1956)
 Israel
 United Kingdom
France France
Egypt Egypt Victory
  • Sinai demilitarized, UNEF deployed
Moshe Dayan
172[4]
None
Six-Day War
(1967)
 Israel Syria Egypt
Iraq Syria
 Jordan
Iraq Iraq
Victory
Levi Eshkol
Moshe Dayan
Yitzhak Rabin
776[5]
20[6]
War of Attrition
(1967–1970)[7]
 Israel Syria Egypt
Soviet Union Soviet Union
PLO
 Jordan
Stalemate
Golda Meir
Haim Bar-Lev
595[7]
131[7]
Yom Kippur War
(1973)
 Israel  Egypt
 Syria
Iraq Iraq
 Jordan
 Algeria
Morocco Morocco
 Saudi Arabia
 Cuba
 North Korea
Victory[8]
David Elazar
2,569[4]
None[10]
Litani
(1978)
 Israel
Lebanon SLA
PLO Victory
  • PLO retreat from South Lebanon
Menachem Begin
Ezer Weizman
Mordechai Gur
18[11]
None
First Lebanon War
(1982–2000)[12]
 Israel
Lebanon LF
Lebanon SLA
PLO
 Syria
Lebanon Jammoul
Hezbollah
Defeat[13]
  • Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon[14]
Ariel Sharon
Rafael Eitan
1,216[12]
9-10[15]
First Intifada
(1987–1993)
 Israel Fatah
Hamas
Victory[16]
Yitzhak Shamir
Yitzhak Rabin
Dan Shomron
102[7]
175[7]
Second Intifada
(2000–2005)
 Israel PA
Hamas
Victory
  • Palestinian uprising suppressed[17]
Ariel Sharon
Shaul Mofaz
Moshe Ya'alon
332[18]
731[18]
Second Lebanon War
(2006)
 Israel Hezbollah Stalemate[19]
Ehud Olmert
Amir Peretz
Dan Halutz
121[20]
44[21]
Cast Lead
(2008–2009)
 Israel Hamas Victory[22]
Ehud Barak
Gabi Ashkenazi
10[23]
3[23]
Pillar of Defense
(2012)
 Israel Hamas Victory
  • Cessation of rocket fire into Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benny Gantz
2[24]
4[24]
Protective Edge
(2014)
 Israel Hamas Victory[25]
  • Unlimited ceasefire agreement
Moshe Ya'alon
67[26]
6[27]
Guardian of the Walls
(2021)
 Israel Hamas Victory
  • Unilateral ceasefire
Benny Gantz
Aviv Kochavi
1[28]
8[29]

Footnotes[edit]

  • 1 Between 1920 and 1948, the Jewish National Council (JNC) functioned as the main national executive institution of the Yishuv. It was elected on a yearly basis by the Assembly of Representatives, a parliamentary assembly which in turn was elected democratically by the Yishuv. The Haganah served as the main paramilitary organization of the Yishuv, and would transform into the Israel Defense Forces after independence. The Haganah played only a limited part in the anti-British struggle, and the revolt was largely outside of the JNC's control.

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