Operation Nachshon
The objective of
Operation Nachshon (or
Nahshon), an
Israeli military operation in the
1948 Arab-Israeli war, was to open up the Jerusalem road that had been besieged by the
Arabs. It was named after the
Biblical figure Nachshon Ben Aminadav who was the first to jump into the
Red Sea when the
Israelis left
Egypt. The operation was commanded by
Shimon Avidan. It was the first major
Haganah operation and the first step of
Plan Dalet whos aim was to secure the area allotted to the
Jews by the
1947 UN Partition Plan.
Operation Nachshon began on April 6, 1948 and lasted until April 12 after the road had been cleared.
Brigades participating in Operation Nachshon
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