Question: who was involved in the israeli war of independence
Answer: Date 15 May 1948 -- 10 March 1949 ( 9 months , 3 weeks and 2 days ) Final armistice agreement concluded on 20 July 1949 Location Former British Mandate of Palestine , Sinai Peninsula , southern Lebanon Result Israeli victory Jordanian partial victory Palestinian Arab defeat Egyptian defeat Arab League strategic failure 1949 Armistice Agreements Territorial changes Israel keeps area allotted to it by the Partition Plan and captures 50 % of area allotted to Arab state ; Jordanian occupation of West Bank , Egyptian occupation of the Gaza Strip Belligerents Israel Before 26 May 1948 : Haganah Palmach Irgun Lehi After 26 May 1948 : Israel Defense Forces Minorities Unit Foreign volunteers : Mahal Arab League ( show ) Egypt Jordan Iraq Syria Lebanon ( Lebanon had decided to not participate