List of Battles and Operations in The 1948 Palestine War - Arms Acquisitions

Arms Acquisitions

Following is a list of operations undertaken by the Yishuv and later Israel to acquire munitions abroad.

Name Etymology /
English translation
Date Description
Operation Balak Named for Balak March 31 – August 12, 1948 Aerial transport of arms acquisitions from Czechoslovakia
Altalena Affair June 22, 1948 Irgun arms acquisition which led to Haganah's Operation Tihur (lit. Purifying) and the destruction of the Altalena ship
Operation Velvetta September 24–27, 1948 Transport of Supermarine Spitfires acquired by Israel through Czechoslovakia

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