Battle

Battle of Rafah

3 Jan 1949 – 8 Jan 1949 · 31.23° N, 34.22° E

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3 Jan 1949 – 8 Jan 1949
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Battle
Coordinates
31.23° N, 34.22° E
Description
1949

Battle of Rafah (1949)

Military engagement between Israel and Egypt

The Battle of Rafah was a military engagement between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian Army in the final stage of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was fought on January 3–8, 1949, just south of Rafah, today in the Gaza Strip. The battle was initiated by Israel as part of Operation Horev, on the backdrop of the Sinai battles just before.

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