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The first Arab–Israeli war[edit]Main article:1948 Arab–Israeli WarDavid Ben-Gurion, Israel\'s first Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, proclaims the State of Israel, 14 May 1948

David Ben-Gurionproclaimed theIsraeli Declaration of Independenceon 14 May 1948. His first order was the formation of the IDF – The Israel Defense Forces.

The IDF was based on the personnel who had served in theHaganahand thePalmach(itself the elite force of the Haganah)[1]and was declared as the only legal armed force in Israel. Another main source of manpower were the immigrants from Europe. Some of themHolocaustsurvivors and others veterans from World War II.

Following the declaration of independence in 1948, Arab armies invaded Israel.Egyptcame from the south,LebanonandSyriafrom the north, andJordanfrom the east backed byIraqiandSauditroops, in what Azzam Pasha, Arab League Secretary speaking on Cairo radio, declared would be \"a war of extermination and a momentous massacre.\"[2]

In the initial phase of the war, the IDF was inferior in both numbers and armament. Invading Arab armies boasted 270 tanks, 150 field guns and 300 aircraft. The IDF had zero planes and three tanks.[3]Due to a number of reasons, the Arabs never managed to exploit their superiority in numbers. The Israelis managed to successfully defend themselves in virtually all battlefields with the notable exception ofEast Jerusalem. After the first truce 11 June to 8 July, the Israelis managed to seize the initiative due to new troop enrollments and supplies of arms. Notable achievements of the IDF include the conquest ofEilat(Um Rashrash),Nazareth, and the capture of theGalileeand theNegev.

The war continued until 20 July 1949, when the armistice withSyriawas signed. By then the IDF had managed to repel the Egyptians to theGaza StripwhileJordantook over theWest Bank, including East Jerusalem.

See1949 Armistice Agreements.