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Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak

Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak was a battle fought on 15 July 1948 in what is now Israel. It was part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, which ran from 1948 to 1949. The recorded result: Israeli victory.

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Fought15 July 1948
WhereIsrael31.465N, 34.507E
OutcomeIsraeli victory
BelligerentsIsrael (IDF)againstKingdom of Egypt
Casualties and losses17 killed, 15 woundedand~170–200 killed and wounded
Part of1948 Arab–Israeli War1948 to 1949

Where it sits in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

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19 placed engagements of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date15 July 1948
PlaceIsrael
31.465N, 34.507E
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength65 men, 20 women (defenders); section of two 65 mm Napoleonchik field cannons, 9 jeeps, 6 half-tracks (reinforcements)Reinforced battalion
Casualties and losses17 killed, 15 wounded~170–200 killed and wounded
Commanders
  • Simcha Shiloni
Battle of Be'erot YitzhakBattle of Be'erot YitzhakFirst Battle of GazaSecond Battle of GazaThird Battle of GazaBattle of GazaSiege of GazaBattle of GazaTel AvivAmmanJerusalemNablusEl ArishAl KarakAz ZarqaIrbid100 km31.465N, 34.507E
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 9 times between 720 BC and 1948.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1948

Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak 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 Q13479695, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak, revision 1375608041, 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.