Operation Pleshet (Hebrew: מִבְצָע פְּלֶשֶׁת, Mivtza Pleshet) was an Israeli military action near the village of Isdud from May 29 to June 3, 1948 during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Isdud was on the Israeli southern front against the Egyptian Army, and the operation was aimed at capturing the village and stopping the Egyptian advance northwards. While only the June 2–3 engagements are officially named Operation Pleshet, the events immediately preceding are historiographically joined with it.
The preceding events consisted of an aerial bombardment, followed by small-scale Israeli harassment of the Egyptian lines, and later a ground assault (Operation Pleshet). The original plan was to attack on June 1–2, but this was canceled due to an impending ceasefire, and re-attempted on June 2–3. The Israelis, under the Givati Brigade's umbrella command, attacked in two main forces: one from the north (3 companies) and one from the south (4 reinforced companies). The Israelis had little intelligence on their enemy and were forced to retreat. They failed to capture territory, and suffered heavy casualties. However, following the operation, Egypt changed its strategy from offensive to defensive, thus halting their advance northwards.
Two unsettled historiographic debates exist revolving around the operation: whether the Egyptians were intending to advance toward Tel Aviv, which most historians agree was not the case; and whether the operation was a turning point on the Israeli southern front. Traditional Israeli historiography, supported by early Arab accounts, maintains that it was a turning point, while later Arab sources, and New Historians, dispute this.
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OperationPleshet (Hebrew: מִבְצָע פְּלֶשֶׁת, Mivtza Pleshet) was an Israeli military action near the village of Isdud from May 29 to June 3, 1948 during...
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reserve 58th Battalion during OperationPleshet, in order to free up a more experienced platoon from Nitzanim for the operation. There were also 67 local...
the Avia S-199 fighter plane. On May 29, 1948, Lenart took part in OperationPleshet, when the Israeli Air Force launched its entire fleet of four fighter...
Sukreir Bridge on May 29, where they dug in following the Israeli OperationPleshet. From that point until the first truce of the war, they attacked several...
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road, stopping at the Sukreir Bridge and remaining there following OperationPleshet, an Israeli offensive on the column near the bridge. The Egyptians...
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over the Lachish River. Israeli forces surrounded the town during OperationPleshet, and shelled and bombed it from the air. For three nights from 18...
road, stopping at the Sukreir Bridge and remaining there following OperationPleshet, an Israeli offensive on the column near the bridge. The Egyptians...
into the Israel Defense Forces. June 2 – The Israel Defense Forces's OperationPleshet starts. June 7 – Kibbutz Nitzanim surrenders to the Egyptian Army...
jumping from the train into a river below. Israeli forces commenced OperationPleshet, aimed at capturing Isdud and stopping the northward Egyptian advance...
July 22 with the least popular option (remain with Britain) dropped. OperationPleshet ended in Egyptian tactical victory when the Israeli attack was repulsed...
in the conquest of Beersheba. They were part of Operations Barak, Yoav, An Far, Horev, Uvda and Pleshet. In the 1967 war, the Brigade fought in the battle...
later as a book, In the Fields of Philistia (Hebrew: בשדות פלשת, Bi-Sdot Pleshet). His experiences impressed him with the understanding that there was such...
November 28, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2007. "The duplication of section Pleshet jnct. – Ashdod, Ad Halom and upgrading of railway station Ashdod, Ad Halom"...
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