Staking claims: the historical background
The United Nations steps in: UNSCOP and the partition resolution
The first stage of the civil war, November 1947 to March 1948
The second stage of the civil war, April to mid-May 1948
The pan-Arab invasion, 15 May to 11 June 1948
The first truce, 11 June to 8 July 1948, and the international community and the War
The 'ten days' and after
Operations Yoav and Hiram
Operation Horev, December 1948 to January 1949
The armistice agreements, January to July 1949.