Editing Moshe Dayan (section)

===Armaments===
Between 1955 and 1956, Dayan and [[Shimon Peres]] negotiated a series of large weapons contracts with France. On 10 November 1955, an agreement was signed for the delivery of 100 [[AMX-13]] tanks and assorted anti-tank weapons. On 24 June 1956, an $80&nbsp;million deal was agreed involving 72 [[Dassault Mystère IV]] jets, 120 [[AMX-13]] tanks, 40 [[Sherman tank]]s and 18 [[Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50|105mm artillery]]. The Mystere were in addition to 53 already on order. At the end of September 1956, a further 100 Sherman tanks, 300 half-tracks, and 300 6x6 trucks were added.<ref name="Morris, Pages 283, 284">Morris, ''Border Wars''. pp. 283, 284.</ref>

By the beginning of November 1956, the Israeli army had 380 tanks.<ref name="Morris, Pages 283, 284"/>