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Battle of Yad Mordechai

Battle of Yad Mordechai was a battle fought in 1948 at Yad Mordechai, in what is now Israel. It was part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, which ran from 1948 to 1949. The recorded result: Inconclusive; Six-month Egyptian control over the desolated commune and its surroundings; Successful Israeli delaying action.

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Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Mordechai Anilevich memorial.
Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Mordechai Anilevich memorial.. User:Bukvoed, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1948
WhereYad Mordechai, Israel31.589N, 34.558E
OutcomeInconclusive; Six-month Egyptian control over the desolated commune and its surroundings; Successful Israeli delaying action
BelligerentsIsraelagainstKingdom of Egypt
Casualties and losses26 killed; 49 woundedand300–400 dead and wounded
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, 194919471949Battle of Yad Mordechai, 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 24 May 1948
PlaceYad Mordechai, Israel
31.589N, 34.558E
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength110 Kibbutz residents; 20 Palmach (Haganah) fighters2 infantry battalions; 1 armored battalion; 1 artillery battalion or; 1 artillery regiment
Casualties and losses26 killed; 49 wounded300–400 dead and wounded
Commanders
  • Ahmad Ali al-Mwawi
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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 1244 and 1948.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1948

Battle of Yad Mordechai 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 Q2896424, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Yad Mordechai, revision 1375608270, 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.