The following list represents the main wars and battles of Israel that the Jewish people have experienced from even before the time of their rebirth as a nation in 1948 through the year 2009 (from: Wikipedia Portal: Arab–Israeli conflict). Skirmishes and battles still continue today as Israel continually tries to preserve its tenuous security through military strength. Perhaps the nation’s most serious threats have occurred in recent years, however, as radical Islamic movements have arisen in Egypt, Libya, and Syria, while Iran has pushed toward the development of nuclear weapons and has threatened Israel with annihilation.
Additional information on each event below can be found by clicking on the links, which will then take you to the corresponding Wikipedia page describing each war or battle. From this incredibly long list of conflicts, it is clear that the small nation of Israel has experienced no peace during their short history, but only the trembling and fear that Jeremiah had predicted they would endure in the last days (Jer. 30:3-7).
DATE : EVENT
1936-1939: Arab revolt in Palestine
November 1947-May 1948: Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
September 1948: Operation Velveta
November 1947-July 1948: Siege of Jerusalem (1948)
April 1948: Battle of Mishmar HaEmek
April 1948: Operation Nachshon
April 1948: Deir Yassin massacre
April 1948: Battle of Haifa (1948)
April 1948: Battle of Manshiyya
May 1948: Kfar Etzion massacre
May 1948-January 1949: Arab–Israeli War
May-June 1948: Battle of Malkiya
May 1948: Battles of Kfar Darom
May 1948: Battles of the Kinarot Valley
May 1948: Battles of the Old City of Jerusalem (1948)
May 1948: Israeli raid on Syrian customs house
May 1948: Battle of Yad Mordechai
May 1948: Battles of Ramat Rachel
May-July 1948: Battles of Latrun (1948)
June-July 1948: Battles of Negba
June 1948: Battle of Mishmar HaYarden
July 1948: Battles of the Mandelbaum Gate
July 1948: Battle of Be’erot Yitzhak
July 1948: Operation Death to the Invader
October 1948: Battle of the Beit Hanoun wedge
October 1948: Battles of the Separation Corridor
October 1948: Battle of Sheikh ‘Abd
October 1948: Battle of El-Magdel
November 1948: Operation Shmone
December 1948: Operation Assaf
December 1948: Operation Horev
December 1948: Battle of Hill 86
December 1948: Battle of Bir Thamila
December 1948: Battle of al-Auja
December 1948: Operation Hisul
December-January 1948: Battles of the Sinai (1948)
October-November 1956: Suez Crisis
October 1956: Operation Musketeer (1956)
October 156: Operation Telescope
October 1956: Kafr Qasim massacre
October 1956: Battle of Jebel Heitan
November 1956: Bataille d’Abu-Ageila (1956)
June 1967: Battle of Abu-Ageila (1967)
June 1967: Jordanian campaign (1967)
June 1967: Battle of Ammunition Hill
June 1967: Battle of Latrun (1967)
June 1967: Battle of the Old City of Jerusalem (1967)
June 1967: USS Liberty incident
June 1967: Waiting period (Six-Day War)
July 1967-August 1970: War of Attrition
September 1969: Operation Raviv
December 1969: Operation Rooster 53
January-April 1970: Operation Priha
September 1972: Munich massacre
1972-1992: Operation Wrath of God
October 1973: 1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon
October 1973: Operation Badr (1973)
October 1973: Battles of Fort Budapest
October 1973: Battle of Fort Lahtzanit
October 1973: Ofira Air Battle
October 1973: First Battle of Mount Hermon
October 1973: Battle of Marsa Talamat
October 1973: Operation Doogman 5
October 1973: Battle of Latakia
October 1973: Second Battle of Mount Hermon
October 1973: Battle of Baltim
October 1973: Syrian General Staff Headquarters Raid
October 1973: Battle of the Sinai (1973)
October 1973: Air Battle of El Mansoura
October 1973: Battle of the Chinese Farm
October 1973: Battle of Ismailia
October 1973: Third Battle of Mount Hermon
October 1976: Bombardment Aishiya
March 1978: South Lebanon conflict
June-September 1982: Lebanon War
June 1982: Battle of the Beaufort (1982)
June 1982: Battle of Jezzine (1982)
June 1982: Operation Mole Cricket 19
June 1982: Battle of Sultan Yacoub
June-August 1982: Siege of Beirut
September 1982: Sabra and Shatila massacre
South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000)
July 1993: Operation Accountability
October 1985: Operation Wooden Leg
June 2001: Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing
August 2001: Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing
April 2002: Operation Defensive Shield
April-May 2002: Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
June 2002: Patt Junction Bus Bombing
June 2002: Operation Determined Path
October 2003: Maxim restaurant suicide bombing
May 2004: Operation Rainbow (2004)
September-October 2004: Operation Days of Penitence
June-November 2006: Israel–Gaza conflict
October-November 2006: Operation Autumn Clouds (2006)
May 2007-June 2008: Israel–Gaza conflict
February-March 2008: Operation Hot Winter
December 2008-January 2009: Gaza War
July 2006: 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid
July 2006: Jiyeh Power Station oil spill
Juky 2006: Battle of Maroun al-Ras
July 2006: Battle of Bint Jbeil
July-August 2006: Battle of Ayta ash-Shab
August 2006: Operation Sharp and Smooth
August 2006: Ghaziyeh airstrikes
Auguste 2006: Operation Changing Direction 11
August 2006: Battle of Wadi Saluki
