Which history? Be specific.
And no Arab or Jewish encyclopedia Links.
Israel's declaration of independence did not define any territory or borders because it never legally acquired any land. So, where was this Israel that was supposed to have been attacked? Post a 1948 map of Israel if you disagree.
The fighting of the war was stopped when the UN Security Council called for an armistice. An armistice halts the fighting without anyone surrendering.
More facts:
What did Lebanon lose?
What did Syria lose?
What did Jordan/Iraq lose?
What did Egypt lose?
The borders of all those countries remained unchanged by the war.