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Map of cities in Palestine. The following is a list of cities administered by the Palestinian National Authority.After the 1995 Interim Agreements, the Palestinian National Authority took control of civil affairs in the West Bank Palestinian enclaves, designated Areas A and B, where most Palestinian population centers are located (and excluding those within the municipal borders of East ...
The Arab countries declared war on the newly formed State of Israel heralding the start of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. [citation needed] Arab countries announced "an intervention in Palestine to restore law and order", heralding the start of the 1948 Palestine War. [58] [non-primary source needed]
The termination of the British mandate over Palestine and the Israeli Declaration of Independence sparked a full-scale war (1948 Arab–Israeli War) which erupted after May 14, 1948. On 15–16 May, the four armies of Jordan , Syria, Egypt and Iraq [ 49 ] invaded/intervened in what had been the area of the British Mandate [ 20 ] followed not ...
The state of Israel was nevertheless founded under prime minister David Ben-Gurion on 14 May 1948 with the end of the British Mandate, winning immediate recognition from the US and Soviet Union ...
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine. [25] [26] [27] Key aspects of the conflict include the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, borders, security, water rights, [28] the permit regime, Palestinian ...
Gaza War (2008–2009) Hamas Israel: Defeat. Rocket fire from Gaza reduced; 2012 Gaza War (2012) Hamas Israel: Defeat. Cessation of rocket fire into Israel; 2014 Gaza War (2014) Hamas Israel: Inconclusive [5] [6] Unlimited ceasefire agreement, both sides claim victory; 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis (2021) Hamas Israel: Ceasefire. Both sides ...
The 1948 Palestine war ended with the territory of Mandatory Palestine divided among the State of Israel, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which annexed territory on the West Bank of the Jordan River, and the Kingdom of Egypt, which established the "All-Palestine Protectorate" in the Gaza Strip.
The Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine was unsuccessful, and its consequences affected the outcome of the 1948 Palestine war. [30] It caused the British Mandate to give crucial support to pre-state Zionist militias like the Haganah , whereas on the Palestinian Arab side, the revolt forced the flight into exile of the main Palestinian Arab ...