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Operation Danny

Operation Danny (or Operation Dani, Mivtza Dani in Hebrew
Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Modern Hebrew is spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jews communities around the world....
) was an Israeli operation carried out between the first and second truce of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 Arab-Israeli War

The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, known by the Israelis predominantly as War of Independence and War of Liberation , and by Palestinians as the Catastrophe , was the first in a series of wars fought between the Declaration of Independence State of Israel and its Arab neighbours in the long-running Arab-Israeli conflict....
. The objective was to relieve the Jewish population and forces in Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
and to capture Arab
Arab

An Arab is a person who Identity as such on linguistic or cultural grounds. The plural form, Arabs , refers to the Ethnocultural group at large....
territory around Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
from which attacks on the city were launched. The road between the two cities had come under control of Arab militia and Arab Legion
Arab Legion

The Arab Legion was the regular army of Transjordan and then Jordan in the early part of the 20th Century....
forces after Operation Nachshon
Operation Nachshon

Operation Nachshon was an Israeli military operation during the 1947-1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. Lasting from 5-20 April 1948, its objective was to open up the Jerusalem road that was blockaded by Palestinian Arabs and to supply food and water to the Jewish community of Jerusalem....
had opened it.

The first phase of Operation Danny was to capture Lydda and Ramle, located along the Jerusalem - Tel Aviv road.

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Operation Danny (or Operation Dani, Mivtza Dani in Hebrew
Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Modern Hebrew is spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jews communities around the world....
) was an Israeli operation carried out between the first and second truce of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 Arab-Israeli War

The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, known by the Israelis predominantly as War of Independence and War of Liberation , and by Palestinians as the Catastrophe , was the first in a series of wars fought between the Declaration of Independence State of Israel and its Arab neighbours in the long-running Arab-Israeli conflict....
. The objective was to relieve the Jewish population and forces in Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
and to capture Arab
Arab

An Arab is a person who Identity as such on linguistic or cultural grounds. The plural form, Arabs , refers to the Ethnocultural group at large....
territory around Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
from which attacks on the city were launched. The road between the two cities had come under control of Arab militia and Arab Legion
Arab Legion

The Arab Legion was the regular army of Transjordan and then Jordan in the early part of the 20th Century....
forces after Operation Nachshon
Operation Nachshon

Operation Nachshon was an Israeli military operation during the 1947-1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. Lasting from 5-20 April 1948, its objective was to open up the Jerusalem road that was blockaded by Palestinian Arabs and to supply food and water to the Jewish community of Jerusalem....
had opened it.

The first phase of Operation Danny was to capture Lydda and Ramle, located along the Jerusalem - Tel Aviv road. The second phase was to capture Latrun
Latrun

Latrun is a strategic hilltop in the Ayalon Valley overlooking the road to Jerusalem. It is located 15 kilometers west of Jerusalem and 14 kilometers southeast of Ramla....
and Ramallah
Ramallah

Ramallah is a Palestinian people city in the central West Bank adjacent to al-Bireh with a population nearly 25,500. Ramallah is located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem and currently serves as the administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority....
. The operation was carried out under Palmach
Palmach

The Palmach was the regular fighting force of the Haganah, the unofficial army of the Yishuv during the period of the British Mandate of Palestine....
command utilizing the Yiftach Brigade
Yiftach Brigade

The Yiftach Brigade was an Israeli infantry brigade. It included three Palmach battalions and the 54th Reconnaissance Battalion ....
, the 8th Armored Brigade and two battalions from the Kiryati
Kiryati Brigade

The Kiryati Brigade was formed in 1948 by David Ben-Gurion and was one of the original nine brigades that made up the Haganah. The Kiryati Brigade was initially responsible for securing the area in and around Tel Aviv....
and Alexandroni
Alexandroni Brigade

File:????? 1154.jpgThe Alexandroni Brigade is an Israel Defense Forces brigade that fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Along with the 7th Armoured Brigade both units had 139 killed during the first battle of Latrun - Operation Ben Nun....
brigades.

The first phase of the operation succeeded, putting the major airport in Lydda in Jew
Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
ish hands..

The second phase of the operation failed.

Palestinian communities captured in Operation Danny

Name Date Defending forces Brigade
Jimzu
Jimzu

Jimzu was a Palestinian people village, located three miles southeast of Lod. Under the 1947 UN Partition Plan of British Mandate Palestine, Jimzu was to form part of the proposed Arab state....
10 July 1948 n/a Yiftach Brigade
Yiftach Brigade

The Yiftach Brigade was an Israeli infantry brigade. It included three Palmach battalions and the 54th Reconnaissance Battalion ....
Islin
Islin

Islin Of the site today, Walid Khalidi writes: "Partially destroyed walls and stone terraces can be seen throughout the site. A thick forest, bushes, and grass grow over and around the stone rubble....
18 July 1948 n/a

Units participating in Operation Danny

8th Armored Brigade
Alexandroni Brigade
Alexandroni Brigade

File:????? 1154.jpgThe Alexandroni Brigade is an Israel Defense Forces brigade that fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Along with the 7th Armoured Brigade both units had 139 killed during the first battle of Latrun - Operation Ben Nun....
Kiryati Brigade
Kiryati Brigade

The Kiryati Brigade was formed in 1948 by David Ben-Gurion and was one of the original nine brigades that made up the Haganah. The Kiryati Brigade was initially responsible for securing the area in and around Tel Aviv....
(two battalions)
Yiftach Brigade
Yiftach Brigade

The Yiftach Brigade was an Israeli infantry brigade. It included three Palmach battalions and the 54th Reconnaissance Battalion ....

See also

List of Israeli military operation in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
Palestinian exodus
Jimzu
Jimzu

Jimzu was a Palestinian people village, located three miles southeast of Lod. Under the 1947 UN Partition Plan of British Mandate Palestine, Jimzu was to form part of the proposed Arab state....
Islin
Islin

Islin Of the site today, Walid Khalidi writes: "Partially destroyed walls and stone terraces can be seen throughout the site. A thick forest, bushes, and grass grow over and around the stone rubble....

External links

Audeh G. Rantisi, in American for Middle East Understanding, vol.33, Issue 3, jul.-aout 2000.