In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “joint iraqi - jordanian advance against the newly created state of israel and engaged specifically with the gol”. Today it says “attempted joint iraqi - jordanian advance against the newly created state of israel during the 1948 arab-israel”.
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Iraqi-Jordanian battle against Israel in 1948 32°38′30.3″N 35°34′2.6″E  /  32.641750°N 35.567389°E  / 32.641750; 35.567389 Belligerents Israel Transjordan Iraq Strength 2 infantry battalions 2 French cannons 2 infantry battalions 1 armoured battalion 1 artillery company Casualties and losses Unknown 6–21 armoured cars Infantry unknown The Battle of Gesher was an attempted joint Iraqi - Jordanian advance against the newly created State of Israel during the 1947–1949 Palestine war . The battle began on May 14, 1948, when the Jewish exclave of Naharayim was stormed by Arab forces in an attempt to reach the town of Afula and link with the First Yarmouk Brigade of the Arab Liberation Army . The battle was a tactical Israeli victory as the Iraqi Army would move south to the cities of Nablus and Jenin to take over the Samarian Front, resulting in the halting of the advance to Afula. A History of The First Arab-Israeli War . War in Palestine, 1948 : strategy and diplomacy .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The Battle of Gesher was a Joint Iraqi - Jordanian Advance against the newly created State of Israel and engaged specifically with the Golani Brigade during the larger 1947–1949 Palestine war on May 14–22, 1948. The Battle began when the Jewish Exclave of Naharayim on the 14th of May was stormed by Arab Forces in an attempt to reach the town of Afula and link with the First Yarmouk Brigade of the Arab Liberation Army . The battle was a tactical Israeli victory as the Iraqi Army would simply move south to the cities of Nablus and Jenin to take over the Samarian Front resulting in the halting of the advance to Afula. A History of The First Arab-Israeli War . War in Palestine, 1948 : strategy and diplomacy .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “joint iraqi - jordanian advance against the newly created state of israel and engaged specifically with the gol”. Today it says “attempted joint iraqi - jordanian advance against the newly created state of israel during the 1948 arab-israel”. Read the current article and compare.
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joint iraqi - jordanian advance against the newly created state of israel and engaged specifically with the gol
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attempted joint iraqi - jordanian advance against the newly created state of israel during the 1948 arab-israel
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