Ink Flag

Raising of the Ink Flag, a photograph by Micha Perry. The soldier on the pole is Captain Avraham Adan.

The Ink Flag (Hebrew: דֶּגֶל הַדְּיוֹ, Degel HaDyo) was a handmade Israeli flag raised in March 1949 during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War to mark the capture of Umm Rashrash. The flag’s display in what later became the city of Eilat was replaced two hours later by an official flag when the Golani Brigade arrived.[1]

  1. ^ "Today in History: Winning Eilat with an ink flag - The Jerusalem Post". 10 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2023.