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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Yom Kippur War Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Cold War Clockwise from top-left: Israeli tanks crossing the Suez Canal Israeli Nesher variant of the Mirage V fighter jet flying over the Golan Heights Israeli soldier praying in the Sinai Peninsula Israeli troops evacuating wounded ...
The region today: Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights The history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict traces back to the late 19th century when Zionists sought to establish a homeland for the Jewish people in Ottoman-controlled Palestine, a region roughly corresponding to the Land of Israel in Jewish tradition.
The Arab–Israeli conflict began in the 20th century, evolving from earlier Intercommunal violence in Mandatory Palestine. The conflict became a major international issue with the birth of Israel in 1948. The Arab–Israeli conflict has resulted in at least five major wars and a number of minor conflicts.
The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people is one of the longest-running and most violent disputes in the world. Its origins go back more than a century. There have been a series of ...
The modern state of Israel was founded in May 1948 in the aftermath of the Holocaust and Second World War but the conflict that has raged between Israelis and Palestinians since can be traced back ...
17 October – The Arab Oil Embargo against several countries which allegedly support Israel triggers the 1973 energy crisis. 21–22 October – Third Battle of Mount Hermon: towards the end of the war, Israeli troops manage to capture the Israeli outpost and the Syrian outpost on Mount Hermon.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. 1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon Part of Mossad assassinations following the Munich massacre (during Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon) Israeli commandos and rubber boats on a missile boat during the operation Date April 9–10, 1973 Location Beirut and Sidon, Lebanon Result IDF special forces ...
Nixon ultimately supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War of 1973, a key moment that may have saved the country. “Most historians of that region think that the US munitions support was ...