Operation Uvda

Operation Uvda
Part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

Captain Avraham "Bren" Adan raising the Ink Flag at Umm Rashrash (a site now in Eilat), marking the end of the war
Date5–10 March 1949
Location
Umm Rashrash (Eilat), Israel
29°33′0″N 34°57′0″E / 29.55000°N 34.95000°E / 29.55000; 34.95000
Result Israeli victory
Belligerents
 Israel Transjordan
Commanders and leaders
Yigal Allon
Avraham Adan
Moshe Dayan
Yitzhak Rabin		 Habis Majali (WIA)
Glubb Pasha (POW)
Strength
2,500 troops Unknown
Umm Rashrash (Eilat) is located in Israel
Umm Rashrash (Eilat)
Umm Rashrash (Eilat)
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Location within Israel

Operation Uvda (Hebrew: מבצע עובדה, Mivtza Uvda) was an operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, from 5 March to 10 March 1949. It was the last campaign undertaken by the IDF during the war and its objective was to capture the southern Negev desert, which was claimed by the Kingdom of Jordan to be under Jordanian control in the armistice talks of 1949.

The southern Negev was designated to be part of the Jewish State in the 1947 UN Partition Plan. The name uvda (עובדה) is Hebrew for "fact", referring to the operation's objective to establish de facto Israeli sovereignty over the territory in question, rather than actually conquer it. As such, the Israeli forces did not meet significant resistance on their way. The region claimed during this operation is now referred to as Uvda.

The Negev, Golani and Alexandroni brigades participated in the operation, as well as a number of smaller units.