Battle

Battles of Negba

12 Jul 1948 · 31.66° N, 34.68° E

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12 Jul 1948
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Battle
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31.66° N, 34.68° E
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1948 battles between Israeli and Egyptian forces in Negba

Battles of Negba

Battles between Israeli and Egyptian forces in Negba

The Battles of Negba were a series of military engagements between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian army in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Negba, a kibbutz founded in 1939, had a strategic position overlooking the Majdal – Bayt Jibrin road, and was a target of two major assaults by the Egyptians in June and July 1948.

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