Battle

Battle of Gesher

14 May 1948 – 22 May 1948 · 32.64° N, 35.57° E

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14 May 1948 – 22 May 1948
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Battle
Coordinates
32.64° N, 35.57° E
Description
1948 battle

Battle of Gesher

Iraqi-Jordanian battle against Israel in 1948

The Battle of Gesher was an attempted joint Iraqi-Jordanian advance against the newly created State of Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The battle began on May 14, 1948, when the Jewish exclave of Naharayim was stormed by Arab forces in an attempt to reach the town of Afula and link with the First Yarmouk Brigade of the Arab Liberation Army.

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