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Yad Mordechai was a Kibbutz located about one mile from Gaza. It was attacked in 1948 by the Egyptians, and held out for 6 days until the exhausted defenders retreated.
- Date:
- 19-25 May, 1948
- Events:
- Siege for 6 days
- Strategic Purpose:
- Yad Mordechai was located along the coastal highway, about 1 mile north of Gaza, and it blocked the way of the Egyptian advance up the coast to Tel Aviv. The coastal highway was located nearby, and the Kibbutz overlooked a stone bridge on this route.
- Location:
- Coastal plain in southern Israel, near the Mediterranean
- Positions:
- Small command shelter, four large underground shelters 6'x9' and 8' deep, trenches, and bunkers, and a pillbox.
- Armies:
- Egyptian and Israeli
