Operation Danny
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Operation Danny (Hebrew: מבצע דני, Mivtza Dani) was an Israeli military offensive launched on July 9–19, 1948 at the end of the first truce of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The objectives were to capture territory east of Tel Aviv and then to push inland and relieve the Jewish population and forces in Jerusalem. The main forces fighting against the IDF were the Arab Legion and Palestinian irregulars[1]
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Part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War | |||||||
The strategically important airport at Lydda following its capture by the IDF in July 1948 | |||||||
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Israel (IDF) | Transjordan (Arab Legion) | ||||||
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Yigal Alon Yitzhak Rabin | Glubb Pasha | ||||||
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6,000 |
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91 killed |
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On 10 July, Glubb Pasha ordered the defending Arab Legion troops to "make arrangements ... for a phony war".[2]
The operation commander was Yigal Allon and his deputy was Yitzhak Rabin. The total force numbered around 6,000 soldiers.[3]