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War for Israeli independence, 1947-1949.
In human terms, the War of Independence was Israel's costliest war, with over 6,000 Israelis were killed and 15,000 wounded. The war consisted of 39 separate operations, fought from the borders of Lebanon to the Sinai Peninsula and Eilat -
Suez crisis, 1956
On October 29, 1956, Israeli armed forces pushed into Egypt toward the Suez Canal after Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-70) nationalized the canal in July of that same year, initiating the Suez Crisis -
Six-Day War, June 5-10, 1967
The Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors ends with a United Nations-brokered cease-fire. -
Yom Kippur War, Oct. 6-24, 1973.
Hoping to win back territory lost to Israel during the third Arab-Israeli war, Egyptian and Syrian forces launch a coordinated attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. -
Israeli invasion of Lebanon, 1982
Israel attacked Lebanon on June 6, 1982 by claiming that it wanted to put a stop on the raids, aimed towards Israeli territory originating from southern Lebanon. Israel laid a siege on Beirut from where it became clear that Israel wants to remove the PLO from Lebanon