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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Egypt (Modern) that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
May 1948: Until May 21, the Egyptian forces had occupied Beersheba and reached Bethlehem.
May 1948: Egyptian troops moved up the coast through what is now the Gaza Strip, to above Ashdod, before being stopped in late May.
July 1948: Al-Jura was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Khirbat al-Lawz was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Irgun paramilitary Units and the Etzioni Brigade occupied the Arab village of Malha.
July 1948: Sar'a was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: al-Burj was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Artuf was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
October 1948: Al-Nabi Rubin was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Hulayqat was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Bayt Tima was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Kawkaba was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Beersheba was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Ra'na was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Zikrin was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: 'Ajjur was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Kidna was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Bayt Jibrin was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Dayr Sunayd was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Al-Khalasa was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Bayt 'Affa was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Al-Qubayba was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Isdud was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: al-Dawayima was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
November 1948: Hamama was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
November 1948: al-Majdal was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
November 1948: Al-Jiyya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
November 1948: Hiribya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
November 1948: With Operation Shmone the Arab village of Iraq Suwaydan fell to Israeli forces.
December 1948: On 29 December the Israeli Eighty-second and Ninth battallions arrived at the outksirts of El Arīsh (Egypt).
Chronology
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is an ongoing conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbours, as well as with Palestine, an area factually controlled by Israel itself. The conflict begun when the British Mandate in Palestine (a former Ottoman territory) was partitioned into an Arab and a Jewish state.
1.1.Palestine War
Was a war that took place in Palestine, initially a British Mandate, between the Jewish population and the the Arab population (later with the support of the Arab league) of the region. It is traditionally divided in two phases: a civil war in the final phase of the British Mandate, and a full-scale invasion by a coalition of Arab countries after the British left Palestine. During the war the State of Israel was established.
1.1.1.1948 Arab-Israeli War
Was a war between the newly established State of Israel and a coalition of Arab states. It was the second phase of the Palestine War of 1948. After the evacuation of the British forces from the Mandate for Palestine, Israel declared its independence, and Palestine was invaded by a coalition of Arab states.
1.1.1.1.Central Front (1948 Arab-Israeli War)
Were a series of battles on the central front of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War at the beginning of the war.
1.1.1.2.Southern Front (1948 Arab-Israeli War)
Were a series of battles on the southern front of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War at the beginning of the war.
1.1.1.3.Northern Front - Operation Hiram
Was a military operation by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
1.1.1.4.Central Front - Operation Danny
Was a military operation by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
1.1.1.5.Southern Front - Operation Yoav
Was a military operation by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
1.1.1.6.Southern Front - Operation Horev
Was a military operation by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
1.1.2.1949 Armistice Agreements
Were a series of agreements between Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria that formally ended the 1948 Arab-Israel War.
July 1949: By 20 July Israel made Armistice Agreements with Egypt, Lebanon, Transjordan, and Syria, ending the 1947-1949 Palestine war. The Gaza strip remains occupied by Egypt.
1.2.Suez Crisis
Was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by the United Kingdom and France. The goal was to regain control of the Suez Canal for the Western powers.
October 1956: Israel invades the Gaza Strip and the Sinai and quickly reaches the Canal Zone.
April 1957: The Israelis refused to host any UN force on Israeli controlled territory and left the Sinai in March 1957.
1.3.Six-Day War
Was a war fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 June 1967.
June 1967: After the closure of the Straits of Tiran, Israel launched a preemptive attack against Egypt and Jordan.
Was a short border war fought between Libya and Egypt.
July 1977: A substantial Egyptian mechanised force (possibly as large as two divisions) advanced into Libya along the coast towards the town of Musaid. Aside from a few tank clashes, the Libyans retreated in face of the incursion.
August 1977: After advancing 24 kilometres into Libya, the Egyptians withdrew over the border.
Disestablishment
July 1977: A substantial Egyptian mechanised force (possibly as large as two divisions) advanced into Libya along the coast towards the town of Musaid. Aside from a few tank clashes, the Libyans retreated in face of the incursion.
August 1977: After advancing 24 kilometres into Libya, the Egyptians withdrew over the border.
Selected Sources
Filiu, J. (2023): Gaza - A History, Hurst Publishers, Chapter 4 "The Catastrophe"
Gilbert, M. (2012): The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 10th Edition, Routledge, p.50
Iraq Swaidan (village). Palestinian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 6 April 2024 on https://web.archive.org/web/20210426063419/https://www.palestinapedia.net/عراق-سويدان-قرية/
Morris, B. (2003): Victimes: histoire revisitée du conflit arabo-sioniste, Editions Complexe, p.265
Morris, B. (2008): 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War, Yale University Press, p.234,
Morris, B. (2008): 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War, Yale University Press, p.346
Operation Danny. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 March 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Danny
Operation Hiram. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 March 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hiram
Operation Yoav. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 March 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Yoav
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Egypt (Military Occupation)
