Israel Defense Forces:
Military Casualties in Arab-Israeli Wars

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Israeli War of Independence (1948-1949)

State	Entry	Exit	Total Forces	Losses
Egypt	1948	1949	300,000	2,000
Israel	1948	1949	140,000	6,373
Jordan	1948	1949	60,000	1,000
Syria	1948	1949	300,000	1,000

Sinai Campaign (1956)

State	Entry	Exit	Total Forces	Losses
Britain	1956	1956	2,000	20
Egypt	1956	1956	300,000	3,000
France	1956	1956	1,000	10
Israel	1956	1956	175,000	231

Six Day War (1967)

State	Entry	Exit	Total Forces	Losses
Egypt	1967	1967	400,000	10,000
Iraq	1967	1967	250,000	2,000
Israel	1967	1967	200,000	776
Jordan	1967	1967	60,000	5,000
Syria	1967	1967	300,000	1,000

Yom Kippur War (1973)

State	Entry	Exit	Total Forces	Losses
Egypt	1973	1973	400,000	5,000
Iraq	1973	1973	400,000	5,000
Israel	1973	1973	200,000	2,688
Jordan	1973	1973	60,000	1,000
Syria	1973	1973	350,000	8,000

*Note that Israeli figures are actual casualties in battle. Figures for the Arab armies are estimates.

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