Operation Yoav
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Operation Yoav was an Israeli military operation carried out from 15–22 October 1948 in the Negev Desert, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Its goal was to drive a wedge between the Egyptian forces al
Israeli soldiers capturing Beersheba
The Iraq Suwaydan bombardment, 9 November 1948.
Negev brigade
Villages and towns captured during Operation Yoav, October 1948.
Al-Dawayima massacre
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The al-Dawayima massacre was the killing of Palestinian civilians by the Israeli army that took place in the town of al-Dawayima on October 29, 1948, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The incident occ
Operation Yoav
…was named Operation Moshe, after Moshe Albert, who fell defending the besieged Beit Eshel. On 29 October soldiers from the 8th Brigade carried out a massacre at al-Dawayima, killing 80-200+ Palestinians. Towards the end of the operation General Allon sought permission to launch an attack on the Hebron hills and into the…
Al-Dawayima 1933
Members of the 89th Battalion outside Beit Guvrin, during Operation Yoav, October 1948
Members of the 89th Battalion during Operation Yoav, October 1948
Tantura expulsion