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| | 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, called the " War of Independence " (Hebrew : מלחמת העצמאות) by Israelis and " al Nakba " (Arabic : النكبة, "the catastrophe") by Arabs, was the first in a series of wars in the Arab-Israeli conflict. |
 | | The Arab Legion attacked a Jewish civilian bus convoy at Beit Nabala on December 14, and on December 18 Haganah forces, possibly belonging to its kibbutz-based force, the Palmach, attacked the village of Al-Khisas. |
 | | On May 26, 1948, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) was officially established and the Haganah, Palmach and Etzel were dissolved into the army of the young Jewish state. |
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