24 Feb–20 Jul 1949Armistices betweenIsrael and Arab statesend Arab-Israeli War
1 Mar 1949–24 Dec 1951British back short-livedEmirate of Cyrenaica
5–10 Mar 1949Israel occupiessouthern Negev
Apr 1949North Atlantic Treaty signed,forming NATO alliance
11 May 1949Israel admittedto United Nations