Operation Harel

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Operation Harel was a 1948 Israeli military operation during the Arab–Israeli War, focused on securing and supplying the besieged road to Jerusalem.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Operation Harel canonical 3

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation
aimedAt breaking the siege of Jerusalem
protecting Jewish convoys to Jerusalem
belligerent Arab Liberation Army
Arab irregular forces
Haganah
commander Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin (Harel Brigade operations officer)
conflict 1948 Arab–Israeli War
conflictType phase of the 1947–1949 Palestine war
consequence facilitating later operations to relieve Jerusalem
strengthening Jewish positions along the Jerusalem road
country Israel
endDate 1948-04-21
historicalSignificance key step in maintaining Jewish presence in Jerusalem in 1948
location Jerusalem corridor
Mandatory Palestine
road to Jerusalem
namedAfter Harel Brigade
objective escorting supply convoys to Jerusalem
securing the road to Jerusalem
supplying besieged Jerusalem
opponent Arab forces controlling the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv road
partOf 1948 Arab–Israeli War
predecessor Operation Nachshon
relatedTo Operation Nachshon
Siege of Jerusalem (1948)
result partial Israeli success
temporary improvement of access to Jerusalem
side Yishuv forces
linked to: Yishuv
startDate 1948-04-16
statusOfJerusalem besieged city
supplyType ammunition
food
fuel
theater Jerusalem front
timePeriod April 1948
typeOfAction convoy escort operation
offensive operation
unitInvolved Harel Brigade
Palmach
year 1948

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Referenced by (3)

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Operation Nachshon followedBy Operation Harel
Mivtza Nachshon successor Operation Harel
Harel Brigade notableOperation Operation Harel