Operation Hiram

Operation Hiram was a military operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was led by General Moshe Carmel, and aimed at capturing the Upper Galilee region from the Arab Liberation Army (ALA) forces led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji and a Syrian battalion. The operation, which lasted 60 hours (October 29–31), was marked by heavy fighting between Arabs and Jews, and ended just before the ceasefire with the neighboring Arab countries went into effect.

Operation Hiram
Part of 1948 Arab–Israeli War

IDF soldiers in Sa'sa', 30 October 1948
DateOctober 29, 1948 – October 31, 1948
Location
Result

Israeli victory

Territorial
changes
Upper Galilee incorporated into Israeli territory
Belligerents

 Israel

Arab Liberation Army
Syria
 Lebanon
Commanders and leaders
Moshe Carmel Fawzi al-Qawuqji
Strength
6,000 2,000–4,000
Casualties and losses
Light 400 killed
550 captured
50,000 Palestinian refugees

As a result of the operation, the Upper Galilee, originally slated by the United Nations partition plan to be part of an Arab state, would be controlled by the newly formed state of Israel, and more than 50,000 new Palestinian refugees were expelled from their homes.

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