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Battles of the Kinarot Valley

Battles of the Kinarot Valley was a battle fought in 1948 at Israel. It was part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, which ran from 1948 to 1949. The recorded result: Israeli victory; See aftermath.

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Battles of the Kinarot Valley
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Fought1948
WhereIsrael32.696N, 35.591E
OutcomeIsraeli victory; See aftermath
BelligerentsIsrael; Haganah Symbol.svg HaganahagainstSyria
Casualties and losses8 (Degania Alef); 54 (Tzemah)and45 (Israeli estimate)
Part of1948 Arab–Israeli War1948 to 1949

Where it sits in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

Battles of Kfar Darom, 1947Battles of the Kinarot Valley, 1948Battle of Jenin, 1948Battle of Yad Mordechai, 1948Battle of Hill 86, 1948Battle of Gesher, 1948Battle of Nirim, 1948Battles of Latrun, 1948Battle of Qaqun (1948), 1948Battles of Malkia, 1948Battle of Nitzanim, 1948Battles of Negba, 1948Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak, 1948Battles of the Separation Corridor, 1948Battle of Beersheba, 1948Battle of 'Auja, 1948Battles of the Sinai, 1948Battle of Rafah, 194919471949Battles of the Kinarot Valley, 1948
19 placed engagements of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1948 (year precision)
to 21 May 1948
PlaceIsrael
32.696N, 35.591E
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength~70 (Degania Alef); ~80 (Degania Bet)Infantry brigade,; Tank battalion,; Two armored vehicle battalions,; Artillery battalion
Casualties and losses8 (Degania Alef); 54 (Tzemah)45 (Israeli estimate)
Commanders
  • Anwar Bannud
  • Husni al-Za'im
Battles of the Kinarot ValleyBattles of the Kinarot ValleyBattle of SamakhBattle of Al-SannabraBattle of GesherSiege of GabaraSiege of JaphaSiege of GabaraTel AvivDamascusBeirutAmmanJerusalemGaza CityNablusZahlé100 km32.696N, 35.591E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1113 and 1948.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1948

Battles of the Kinarot Valley is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 152 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2892631, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battles of the Kinarot Valley, revision 1373488223, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.