Operation “Horev”
(December 22, 1948 - January 7, 1949)
During the Israeli
War of Independence in October 1948,
Operation Horev was a wide scale attack
against the Egyptian army in the Western Negev.
The operation started on December 22, 1948,
and ended on January 7, 1949, with the Israeli
Defence Forces putting foot into the
Sinai Peninsula.
The name is that given in Scripture for
Mount Sinai, now the modern range called
the Jebel Musa (Mount of Moses
in Arabic) where the Jews encamped for a
year (Exodus
3:1 and Psalms
106:19).
The operation was a success, and Israeli
deep raids into the Nitzana and Sinai peninsula
forced the Egyptian army to withdraw and
accept cease-fire. Israeli withdrew from
Sinai and Gaza under
international pressure.
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