What the records say
- When
- 5 Mar 1949 – 10 Mar 1949
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 30.50° N, 34.92° E
- Description
- military operation
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Uvda
1949 Israeli military operation
Operation Uvda was an operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, from 5 March to 10 March 1949. It was the last campaign undertaken by the IDF during the war and its objective was to capture the southern Negev desert, which was claimed by the Kingdom of Jordan to be under Jordanian control in the armistice talks of 1949.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Israel launches Operation Ovda with the objective of capturing the southern Negev desert”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les forces israéliennes lancent une dernière offensive sur le sud du Néguev et atteignent la mer Rouge le 10 mars”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Israel da inicio a la operación Uvdá, en dónde atacaría diferentes puntos estratégicos de transjordania”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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