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עובדה
Uvda () is the name of a region in the southern Negev desert, directly north of Eilat. The name derives from the Hebrew word ''uvda'' (meaning fact). The region was captured during Operation Uvda in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War when the Israel Defense Forces entered the area with the stated aim of establishing 'facts on the ground', hence the name. The Uvda Valley is known for the 7000-year-old Leopard Temple archaeological site. See also * Ovda Airbase * Ovda Airport Ovda Airport was the former civilian part of the ''Ovda Israeli Air Force Base'' in the Uvda region of southern Israel, about north of Eilat. It was the country's second international airport. Ovda was originally built and opened as a milita ... References External links :Prehistoric site and temple Uvda open sanctuary The Israe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Uvda
Operation Uvda (, ''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 Jordan, Kingdom of Jordan to be under Jordanian control in the 1949 Armistice Agreements, 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 language, Hebrew for "fact", referring to the operation's objective to establish Facts on the ground, 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 (Israel), Uvda. The Negev Brigade, Negev, Golani Brigade, Golani and Alexandroni Brigade, Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovda Airbase
Ovda Airbase (, English: fact) is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base, located in the very south of Israel, around 40 kilometers north of Eilat, in a large plain of the southern Negev desert. It has two runways with lengths of 3,000 and 2,600 meters and a heliport. There are currently (2025) no operational fighter jets or helicopters stationed there and a so-called "Aggressor Squadron" for pilot training was based there until May 2025. The international military aviation exercise Blue Flag takes place there every two years. History In March 1949 – 8 km northwest to the current base – the temporary Abraham Airfield (Sde Avraham, ) was set up during ''Operation Uvda'' to secure the southern Negev against Jordan shortly before the end of the First Arab–Israeli War. Ouvda-mars-1949 english.png, Map of Operation Uvda in 1949 with a temporary airfield in the southern Negev desert Sde Avraham.jpg, Piper PA-11 ''Cub Special'' planes on temporary Abraham Airfield (Sde Avra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopard Temple
The Leopard Temple () is the name of an archaeological site of a 7,000 year old temple in the Uvda (Israel), Uvda basin of the Negev in southern Israel. The name refers to the Arabian leopard, which is no longer found in Israel. The site was investigated by Uzi Avner and Ora Yogev on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority. It was first discovered in the early 1980s by an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank that passed near it; the site was accidentally destroyed by IDF tanks in the late 1980s during a military exercise. References {{Authority control, qid=Q6758842 Archaeological sites in Israel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negev
The Negev ( ; ) or Naqab (), is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. ), in the north. At its southern end is the Gulf of Aqaba and the resort town, resort city and port of Eilat. It contains several development towns, including Dimona, Arad, Israel, Arad, and Mitzpe Ramon, as well as a number of small Negev Bedouin, Bedouin towns, including Rahat, Tel Sheva, and Lakiya. There are also several kibbutzim, including Revivim and Sde Boker; the latter became the home of Israel's first Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, after his retirement from politics. Although historically part of a separate region (known during the Roman Empire, Roman period as Arabia Petraea), the Negev was added to the proposed area of Mandatory Palestine, of which large parts later became Israel, on 10 July 1922, having been conceded by British representative St John Philby "in Emirate of Transjordan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eilat
Eilat ( , ; ; ) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of , a busy port of Eilat, port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan as the Gulf of Aqaba. The city is considered a tourist destination for domestic and international tourism in Israel, tourists heading to Israel. Eilat is located at the southernmost tip of Israel, at the southern end of the Arabah, Arava valley and the Negev desert, adjacent to the Egyptian resort city of Taba, Egypt, Taba to the south, the Jordanian port city of Aqaba to the east, and within sight of Haql, Saudi Arabia, across the gulf to the southeast. Eilat hosts numerous hotels, holiday resorts, and beaches. Its renowned Coral reef, coral reefs make it a popular destination for diving tourism, with activities such as snorkeling and scuba diving. The city's shopping centers benefit from its status as a Tax-free shopping, tax-free zone. Notable attractions includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Arab-Israeli War
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Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, Israeli security apparatus. The IDF is headed by the Chief of the General Staff (Israel), chief of the general staff, who is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense (Israel), defense minister. On the orders of first prime minister David Ben-Gurion, the IDF was formed on 26 May 1948 and began to operate as a Conscription in Israel, conscript military, drawing its initial recruits from the already-existing paramilitaries of the Yishuv—namely Haganah, the Irgun, and Lehi (militant group), Lehi. It was formed shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence and has participated in List of wars involving Israel, every armed conflict involving Israel. In the wak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facts On The Ground
''Facts on the ground'' is a diplomatic and geopolitical term that means the situation in reality as opposed to in the abstract. The term was popularised in the 1970s in discussions of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict to refer to Israeli settlements built in the occupied West Bank, which were intended to establish permanent Israeli footholds in Palestinian territory. Rashid Khalidi wrote in 2010: See also * '' De facto'' * '' Ex factis jus oritur'' * Glossary of French words and expressions in English § ''Fait accompli'' * Ground truth * Realpolitik * Revanchism * Operation Uvda * ''Status quo ante bellum The term is a Latin phrase meaning 'the situation as it existed before the war'. The term was originally used in treaties to refer to the withdrawal of enemy troops and the restoration of prewar leadership. When used as such, it means that no ...'' References Footnotes Bibliography * * * * Further reading * External links * Geopolitical terminolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of Israel
''The Times of Israel'' (ToI) is an Israeli multi-language online newspaper that was launched in 2012 and has since become the largest English-language Jewish and Israeli news source by audience size. It was co-founded by Israeli journalist David Horovitz, who is also the founding editor, and American billionaire investor Seth Klarman.Forbes: The World's Billionaires: Seth Klarman . April 2014. Based in , it "documents developments in Israel, the Middle East and around the Jewish world." Along with its original English site, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovda Airport
Ovda Airport was the former civilian part of the ''Ovda Israeli Air Force Base'' in the Uvda region of southern Israel, about north of Eilat. It was the country's second international airport. Ovda was originally built and opened as a military airbase in 1981 and was joint-used as a civilian airport a year later but ceased handling civilian flights on 31 March 2019 thanks to the opening of Ramon Airport, which is located much closer to the city of Eilat than Ovda. History Ovda Airbase was constructed for the Israeli Air Force (IAF) by the United States as a replacement for Etzion Air Force Base and opened in 1981. The Israeli Airports Authority began operations from Ovda Airport in 1982, after the signing of the peace treaty with Egypt. Previously all charter flights from Europe had landed at Etzion, however this was one of four airports in the Sinai that were handed over to Egypt as part of the Camp David Accords. A civilian terminal was built at the airport which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
