page_title: Mahal (Israel)
hierarchical_section_title: Mahal (Israel)
caption_attribution_description: English: During Israel war of independence in 1948 volunteers came to help from abroad. Here, a French group of volunteers in the Neges עברית: מח&quot;ל - מתנדבי חוץ לארץ שהצטרפו לקרבות. בתמונה - כיבוש משלט התמילה ע&quot;י הגדוד התשיעי של הפלמ&quot;ח . נוהג בג'יפ מפקד הקומנדו הצרפתי -טדי דה פרה, Original Image Name:אנשי מח&quot;ל - הקומנדו הצרפתי במבצע חורב, Notes:הצילום נמסר לארכיון הפלמ&quot;ח ע&quot;י דב שנקל, נוסח הקרדיט:אוצר מתונות הפלמ&quot;ח The Pamach Photo Gallery, Location:נגב
context_page_description: Mahal, more often spelled Machal, refers to the group of overseas volunteers who fought alongside Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Some 4,000 volunteers, mostly Jews but also non-Jews, arrived from all over the world. Mahal is an acronym of מתנדבי חוץ לארץ.
  Mahal was disbanded after the war and most of the volunteers went home, although some remained in the country as permanent residents.
context_section_description: Mahal, more often spelled Machal (Hebrew: מח"ל), refers to the group of overseas volunteers who fought alongside Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.  Some 4,000 volunteers, mostly Jews but also non-Jews, arrived from all over the world. Mahal is an acronym of מתנדבי חוץ לארץ (Mitnadvei Hutz LaAretz, "volunteers from abroad").
  Mahal was disbanded after the war and most of the volunteers went home, although some remained in the country as permanent residents.
caption: French Mahal volunteers in the Negev during Operation Horev
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