campaign, Cold War
Operation Black Arrow
Operation Black Arrow was a campaign fought in 1955 at Gaza City, in what is now Palestine. It was part of the Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency. The recorded result: Israeli victory.
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Where it sits in the Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency
Record
| Date | 1955 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Gaza City, Palestine 31.513N, 34.480E | |
| Kind | Campaign, Cold War | |
| Casualties and losses | 8 killed and 13 wounded | 37–38 killed and 31 wounded |
| Commanders |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Gaza 1280, 1.1 km NW
- First Battle of Gaza 1917, 2.7 km S
- Second Battle of Gaza 1917, 2.7 km S
- Third Battle of Gaza 1917, 2.7 km S
- Siege of Gaza 332 BC, 2.9 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 10 times between 720 BC and 1955.
In the same war
- Before: Operation Volcano 1955
- After: Operation Elkayam 1955
- All 5 engagements of Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency
Elsewhere in 1955
- Bombing of Plaza de Mayo Argentina
- Battle of Yijiangshan Islands People's Republic of China
- Battle of Saigon Vietnam
- Battle of Philippeville Algeria
- Battle of Dachen Archipelago People's Republic of China
Operation Black Arrow is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 49 in present-day Palestine.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7096817, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Black Arrow, revision 1370630986, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.