History of The Israel Defense Forces

The history of the Israel Defense Forces is intertwined with history of the establishment of the Haganah after which the latter disbanded.

Read more about History Of The Israel Defense Forces:  Before 1948, The First Arab–Israeli War, Founding, 1949–1956, The 1956 Sinai Campaign, 1956–1966, The 1967 Six-Day War, The 1968–1970 War of Attrition, The 1973 Yom Kippur War, 1974–1978, 1978 Operation Litani, 1979–1981, 1982 Operation Peace For Galilee, 2006 Lebanon War

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