In which wars was Israel involved?

Answer 1

Official Wars

1. Independence War (1947-1949)
2. Sinai War (1956)
3. Six Day War (1967)
4. War of Attrition (1969-1970)
5. Yom Kippur War (1973)
6. First Lebanon War (1982)
7. Second Lebanon War (2006)

Comments

1. In the 1991 Gulf War, Israel didn't actually fight/participate, but, for about a month, was attacked without provocation by Iraq with many scud missiles.
2. Between the above official wars, there were many more clashes between Israel and the Arab countries surrounding it that lasted for several weeks, months, or years.
3. Subjectively, it may be said that, since 1948 (Israeli Statehood), Israel has never stopped being in a never-ending war with its neighboring Arab countries.

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 War Israeli Name Arab Name Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Palestine Saudi Arabia Syria USSR 1947-1949 War of Independence An-Nakba (Catastrophe) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO 1956 Suez Crisis / Sinai Campaign Tripartite War of Aggression YES NO NO NO YES NO NO NO 1967 Six-Day War Six-Day War / An-Naksa (Setback) YES YES YES NO NO NO YES NO 1967-1970 War of Attrition War of Attrition YES NO YES NO YES NO YES YES 1973 Yom Kippur War Ramadan War / October War YES YES YES NO NO NO YES NO 1980-1982 Lebanon War Lebanese Civil War NO NO NO YES YES NO YES NO 1991 Persian Gulf War Persian Gulf War YES (but against Iraq) YES NO NO NO YES (but against Iraq) YES (but against Iraq) DNE 2006 War on Hezbollah Israeli Invasion of Lebanon NO NO NO YES NO NO YES DNE 2008-2009 Operation Cast Lead Invasion of Gaza NO NO NO NO YES (Gaza Only) NO NO DNE 2012 Operation Pillar of Defense Operation Blue Sky NO NO NO NO YES (Gaza Only) NO NO DNE