Battle of Yad Mordechai
1948 battle in the Middle East / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Yad Mordechai was fought between Egypt and Israel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, at the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai. The Egyptians attacked the settlement several times throughout May 19 and May 20, but failed to capture it. A final attack was launched on May 23, in which the Egyptians succeeded in capturing part of Yad Mordechai, following which the Israeli defenders withdrew. Yad Mordechai finally fell to the Egyptians on May 24 after hours of bombardment of the vacated kibbutz.[4]
Battle of Yad Mordechai | |||||||
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Part of 1948 Arab–Israeli War | |||||||
Yad Mordechai memorial | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Israel | Egypt | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Ahmad Ali al-Mwawi, Mohamed Kamel Rahmany (subcommander) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
110 Kibbutz residents[6] 20 Palmach (Haganah) fighters |
2 infantry battalions 1 armored battalion 1 artillery battalion or 1 artillery regiment | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
26 killed 49 wounded | 300[7]–400[8] dead and wounded |
The kibbutz residents, aided by twenty Haganah fighters, imposed a five-day delay on the Egyptians. This gave Israeli forces time to prepare for the Egyptians' northward advance, and they succeeded in halting the Egyptian advance at Ad Halom less than a week later.[4]