ARAB-ISRAELI WARS
1948 - 1982

The State of Israel was proclaimed on May 14, 1948, and the new country was involved in military engagements from the get-go.

The main Arab-Israeli Wars were fought as follows:

First Arab-Israeli War
1948 - 1949

Map of the First Arab-Israeli War 1948
 

Second Arab-Israeli War
1956

Map of the Second Arab-Israeli War 1956

 

Third Arab-Israeli War
also called the Six-Day War or the June War
June 5-10, 1967

Map of the Third Arab-Israeli War 1967

 

Fourth Arab-Israeli War
also called the October War, the Ramadan War,
or the Yom Kippur War
October 6-26, 1973
 

Fifth Arab-Israeli War
1982