Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Sojojin tsaron Isra'ila sun yi amfani da M4 Shermans na Amurka tun a farkon
Yaƙin shekara ta 1948. Isra'ila ta sami Shermans na farko ta hanyar satar su, sayen su a cikin Philippines ko samun waɗanda ba su da makamai daga wuraren da aka lalata a Turai. Na farko, wanda ake kira "Meir", an samo shi a watan Mayu 1948; Sojojin Burtaniya sun yi niyyar lalata shi, amma sojoji sun ba shi Hagana maimakon haka, wanda ya sanya shi da bindiga 75mm. An sami wani a cikin wani shinge a Isra'ila kuma an fara dauke shi da bindiga na 20mm na waje (an kira tankin "Tamar") kuma daga baya bindiga 75mm. Sauran makaman da aka samu a asirce tsoffin tankunan Sherman na Burtaniya an kira su "Ada" da "Ruth II". A watan Nuwamba na shekara ta 1948, an sayi wasu jirgin sama 35 daga wuraren da ake yin gyaran jirgin sama a ƙasar Italiya. Duk waɗannan ba su da aiki, 4 kawai aka gyara gaba ɗaya har zuwa ƙarshen yaƙin kuma 14 zuwa Nuwamba (wasu sun buƙaci sake yin makamai tare da bindigar Krupp 75 mm). A ƙarshen 1953 Isra'ila tana da Shermans 76 da ke aiki da 131 ba su aiki.