1948 – 1949
Israel's War of Independence — the newborn state fights for survival against five Arab armies in the conflict Palestinians call the Nakba, the Catastrophe.
Chapter-by-chapter narrative with maps, primary sources, and key events.
Explore battles on a live map with a timeline slider and territory overlays.
Deep-dive into every major engagement — commanders, casualties, significance.
Biographical flip cards with real portraits, facts, and full biography pages.
Trace each figure's full life journey — birth, education, battles, and death — on a live map.
Scroll-driven visualization of casualties — each dot a thousand lives.
Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
Israel's War of Independence — the newborn state fights for survival against five Arab armies in the conflict Palestinians call the Nakba, the Catastrophe.
Arab-Israeli War was fought from 1948 to 1949.
Arab-Israeli War was fought between Israel / Yishuv and Arab Coalition.
An estimated 21,273 people died in Arab-Israeli War, including roughly 16,373 military and 4,900 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Battle for Jerusalem, Battle for the Negev — Operation Yoav, Battles of Latrun, and Ten Days Offensive — Lydda and Ramle.