Editing Ink Flag (section)

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{{Short description|Handmade Israeli flag raised at the end of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War}}
[[File:Raising the Ink Flag at Umm Rashrash (Eilat).jpg|thumb|''Raising of the Ink Flag'', a photograph by Micha Perry. The soldier on the pole is Captain [[Avraham Adan]].]]

The '''Ink Flag''' ({{langx|he|דֶּגֶל הַדְּיוֹ}}, ''Degel HaDyo'') was a handmade [[Flag of Israel|Israeli flag]] raised in March 1949 during the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]] to mark the capture of [[Eilat#Modern city|Umm Rashrash]]. The flag’s display in what later became the city of [[Eilat]] was replaced two hours later by an official flag when the [[Golani Brigade]] arrived. The raising of the Ink Flag is considered to be the end of the war and the birth of Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.jpost.com/christian-news/today-in-history-winning-eilat-with-an-ink-flag-447516|title=Today in History: Winning Eilat with an ink flag - The Jerusalem Post|date=10 March 2016 |accessdate=29 March 2023}}</ref>