Operation HaHar
| Operation HaHar | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War | |||||||||
Bayt Nattif after capture, 1948 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Israel (IDF) |
Egyptian paramilitary forces and local militias; Transjordan (Arab Legion) | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
|
General Zvi Ayalon Joseph Tabenkin |
Farouk of Egypt Glubb Pasha | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 1,400 | 1,300 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 1 | Unknown | ||||||||
Operation HaHar (Hebrew: ההר, The Mountain), or Operation El HaHar, was an Israeli Defence Forces campaign against villages southwest of Jerusalem launched at the end of October 1948. The operation lasted from 19 to 24 October and was carried out by troops from the Harel and Etzioni Brigades. The villages were defended by units from the Egyptian army and local militias. By the end of the campaign over a dozen villages had been captured. It coincided with Operation Yoav which attacked Egyptian positions further south.