Staking claims: the historical background

The United Nations steps in: UNSCOP and the partition resolution

The first stage of the civil war, November 1947

March 1948

The second stage of the civil war, April

mid-May 1948

The pan-Arab invasion, 15 May

11 June 1948

The first truce, 11 June

8 July 1948, and the international community, and the War

The "ten days" and after

Operations Yoav and Hiram

Operation Horev, December 1948

January 1949

The armistice agreements, January

July 1949

Some conclusions.