Israel's reprisal operations of the 1950s were military actions launched in response to Arab fedayeen infiltration and attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers. Through 2015 the opening said, "These actions were in response to constant fedayeen terror attacks, when militants would infiltrated from Syria, Egypt, and Jordan into Israel and conduct guerrilla attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers." The word is gone from the opening today; the infobox and text now describe only "fedayeen attacks," though terror survives 5 times elsewhere in the article. A reader today does not learn that the opening once explicitly named the fedayeen infiltrations that provoked these operations as terror attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers.
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The retribution operations ( Hebrew : פעולות התגמול) were military operations carried out by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1950s and 1960s . These actions were in response to constant fedayeen terror attacks , when militants would infiltrated from Syria , Egypt , and Jordan into Israel and conduct guerrilla attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers. The policy of the retribution operations was unusual due to Israel's declared intent of establishing a high 'blood cost' on the enemy side. This was thought to be necessary in order to deter the Fedayeen from committing future attacks .1
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The goal of these operations was to create deterrence and prevent future attacks.Two other factors behind the raids were restoring public morale and training newly formed army units.Jewish Agency for Israel .The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict .
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Most of the reprisal operations followed raids that resulted in Israeli fatalities. The goal of these operations was to create deterrence and prevent future attacks. Two other factors behind the raids were restoring public morale and training newly formed army units. Jewish Agency for Israel . The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict .
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Military operations by Israel in response to Arab fedayeen attacks Belligerents Israel All-Palestine Palestinian fedayeen Supported by: Kingdom of Egypt (1950–1953) Egypt (1953–1958) Egypt (UAR) (1958–1970) Jordan Syria Commanders and leaders Israeli Presidents Chaim Weizmann (1948–1952) Yosef Sprinzak (1952) Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (1952–1963) Kadish Luz (1963) Zalman Shazar (1963–1970) Israeli Prime Ministers David Ben-Gurion (1948–1954, 1955–1963) Moshe Sharett (1954–1955) Levi Eshkol (1963–1969) Gamal Abdel Nasser President of Egypt (1956–1970) Hafez al-Assad President of Syria (1971-2000) Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan (1952–1999) Casualties and losses 400–967 civilians and soldiers killed during this period by fedayeen attacks (1951–55) 2,700–5,000 civilians and soldiers killed by retribution operations (1951–55) Reprisal operations ( , Pe'ulot HaTagmul ) were raids carried out by the Israel Defense Forces in the 1950s and 1960s in response to frequent fedayeen attacks during which armed Arab militants infiltrated Israel from Syria , Egypt , and Jordan to carry out attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers . Most of the reprisal operations followed raids that resulted in Israeli fatalities. The goal of these operations – from the perspective of Israeli officials – was to create deterrence and prevent future attacks. Two other factors behind the raids were restoring public morale and training newly formed army units. A number of these operations involved attacking villages and Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, including the 1953 Qibya massacre . Jewish Agency for Israel . The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict .
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Military operations by Israel in response to Arab fedayeen attacks Belligerents Israel All-Palestine Palestinian fedayeen Supported by: Kingdom of Egypt (1950–1953) Egypt (1953–1958) Egypt (UAR) (1958–1970) Jordan Syria Commanders and leaders Israeli Presidents Chaim Weizmann (1948–1952) Yosef Sprinzak (1952) Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (1952–1963) Kadish Luz (1963) Zalman Shazar (1963–1970) Israeli Prime Ministers David Ben-Gurion (1948–1954, 1955–1963) Moshe Sharett (1954–1955) Levi Eshkol (1963–1969) Gamal Abdel Nasser President of Egypt (1956–1970) Hafez al-Assad President of Syria (1971-2000) Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan (1952–1999) Casualties and losses 400–967 civilians and soldiers killed during this period by fedayeen attacks (1951–55) 2,700–5,000 civilians and soldiers killed by retribution operations (1951–55) Reprisal operations ( Hebrew : פעולות התגמול , Pe'ulot HaTagmul ) were raids carried out by the Israel Defense Forces in the 1950s and 1960s in response to frequent fedayeen attacks during which armed Arab militants infiltrated Israel from Syria , Egypt , and Jordan to carry out attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers . Most of the reprisal operations followed raids that resulted in Israeli fatalities. The goal of these operations – from the perspective of Israeli officials – was to create deterrence and prevent future attacks. Two other factors behind the raids were restoring public morale and training newly formed army units. A number of these operations involved attacking villages and Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, including the 1953 Qibya massacre . Jewish Agency for Israel . The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict .
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