What Arab countries invaded Israel after the nation declared its existence in May of 1948?

Answer 1

While it is correct in that hostilities between Arab militias like the Arab Liberation Army and Holy War Army and Jewish militias like the Haganah and Palmach began before Israel declared Statehood, the remaining Arab nations on the list in the first answer declared war only after Israel declared Statehood. Therefore, by International Law, when their military vehicles crossed unwarranted into the territory accorded Israel by UN Resolution 181, it would be considered an invasion. The Seven Countries listed below were part of this invasion.

Egypt

Syria

Transjordan

Lebanon

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Yemen

Holy War Army

Arab Liberation Army

Answer 2

Since there are a number of different Arab-Israeli Wars (wars between Israel and its neighbors) and there are different belligerents in each of them. The Arab countries most often involved have been Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. See the Table Below for more information.

Note: Every Arab-Israeli War involves Israel, although in the Persian Gulf War of 1991 Israel did not retaliate when attacked.

Note 2: Palestine can refer to Palestinian Militias, the PLO/Hamas, and the Palestinian Authority.

This list is not exhaustive.

Years of WarIsraeli NameArab NameEgyptIraqJordanLebanonPalestineSaudi ArabiaSyriaUSSR1947-1949War of IndependenceAn-Nakba (Catastrophe)YESYESYESYESYESYESYESNO1956Suez Crisis / Sinai CampaignTripartite War of AggressionYESNONONOYESNONONO1967Six-Day WarSix-Day War / An-Naksa (Setback)YESYESYESNONONOYESNO1967-1970War of AttritionWar of AttritionYESNOYESNOYESNOYESYES1973Yom Kippur WarRamadan War / October WarYESYESYESNONONOYESNO1980-1982Lebanon WarLebanese Civil WarNONONOYESYESNOYESNO1991Persian Gulf WarPersian Gulf WarYES (but against Iraq)YESNONONOYES (but against Iraq)YES (but against Iraq)DNE2006War on HezbollahIsraeli Invasion of LebanonNONONOYESNONOYESDNE2008-2009Operation Cast LeadInvasion of GazaNONONONOYES (Gaza Only)NONODNE2012Operation Pillar of DefenseOperation Blue SkyNONONONOYES (Gaza Only)NONODNE

Answer 3

Strictly speaking there was no invasion, since Israel did not yet exist and Palestine, as the entire territory was called, was still a British mandate. However, the British forces left in mid-May, by which time one-third of the Palestinian population has been evicted by Jewish terrorists.
The Palestinian War (May 1948 - January 1949) that followed, resulted in a British arms embargo. Palestine's Arab neighbours, especially Egypt, Jordan and Iraq, sought to assist the Palestinians, but used only British-made ammunition and therefore were of limited effectiveness. During the June armistice, the Arabs did not replenish their arms supplies, because of the arms embargo, but the Jews imported a considerable quantity of heavy arms from the eastern bloc. (A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples, by Professor Ilan Pappe)