The Palmach was an elite fighting force of the Haganah, the underground army of the Yishuv (Jewish community) and had been established on. But in Israel, plans to import them began before the country was even formed, and rudimentary armoured cars and trucks were prepared in secret. The first armored tanks and vehicles in Israel were, like many other countries, imported or based on others' designs but eventually developed their own. The Arabs and the Israelis had to find their weapons through arms dealers or from any country that would supply them. Overview Palmach M4 Sherman tank leading a convoyīefore Israel gained independence in 1948, neither Israel nor the Arab nations surrounding it had many tanks. This article deals with the history and development of tanks of the Israeli Army, from their first use after World War II in the establishment of the State of Israel after the end of the British Mandate, and into the Cold War and what today is considered the modern era.
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