High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Battles of the Kinarot Valley (Hebrew: הַמַּעֲרָכָה בְּבִקְעַת כִּנָּרוֹת ), is a collective name for a series of military engagements between the Haganah and the Syrian army during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, fought between May 15-22, 1948 in the Kinarot Valley. It includes two main sites: the Battle of Degania-Tzemah, and battles near Masada - Sha'ar HaGolan. The engagements were part of the battles of the Jordan Valley, which also saw fighting against Transjordan in the area of Gesher.