Conflict: Arab-Israeli Wars
Combatants: Egyptians vs. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)
Location: Israel
Outcome: Israeli victory
Determined to force the Egyptians out of the war, the Israelis launched an offensive in the Sinai in December of 1948. The IDF engaged in an encirclement of the Egyptian forces at Rafah, Aluj, and, on December 27th, Auja. Colonel Yigal Allon (later Lt. General), launched an attack southward to seize Abu Ageila. Operations in the Sinai continued until the Egyptians requested a cease-fire on January 7th of 1949.
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Armistices with Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria followed in March, April, and July respectively.
While armistices were signed, no peace agreements were made. Egypt would not recognize the state of Israel until 1979 and Jordan not until 1994. Lebanon and Syria, as of 2023, have not recognized Israel.
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Sources:
Dupuy, Trevor N., Johnson, Curt, & Bongard, David L. (1992). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military Biography. New York: Castle Books (HarperCollins).
Dupuy, R. Ernest & Dupuy, Trevor N. (1993). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military History. New York: HarperCollins.
Eggenberger, David (1985). An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.
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