The objective of Operation Nachshon (or Nahshon), an Israeli military operation in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, was to open up the Jerusalem road that had been besieged by the Arabs. It was named after the Biblical figure Nachshon Ben Aminadav who was the first to wade into the Red Sea when the Hebews escaped from slavery in Egypt. The operation was commanded by Shimon Avidan. It was the first major Haganah operation and the first step of Plan Dalet whos aim was to secure the area allotted to the Jews by the 1947 UN Partition Plan.
Operation Nachshon began on April 6, 1948 and lasted until April 12 after the road had been cleared. The road remained open for a short while and was again shut down, leading to the Seige of Jerusalem.
The name is a reference to the son of Aminadab, a wizard mentioned first at Exodus 6:23. The name also appears in Matthew 1:4 in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.
The objective of OperationNachshon (or Nahshon), an Israeli military operation in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, was to open up the Jerusalem road that had been besieged by the Arabs.
It was the first major Haganahoperation and the first step of Plan Dalet whose aim was to secure the area allotted to the Jews by the 1947 UN Partition Plan.
OperationNachshon began on April 6, 1948 and lasted until April 12 after the road had been cleared.
The name "OperationNachshon" was derived from the biblical personage Nachshon Ben Aminadav who was the first to jump into the Red Sea when the Jews fled Egypt.
Haganahoperation and it was the first time that a "brigade force" was employed.
OperationNachshon itself began on April 6 in the Latrun area with
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