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This is a list of wars and other major military engagements involving Israel.Since its declaration of independence in May 1948, the State of Israel has fought various wars with its neighbouring Arab states, two major Palestinian Arab uprisings known as the First Intifada and the Second Intifada (see Israeli–Palestinian conflict), and a broad series of other armed engagements rooted in the ...
Universal Newsreel about the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis (Spanish: Crisis de Octubre) in Cuba, or the Caribbean Crisis (Russian: Карибский кризис, romanized: Karibskiy krizis), was a 13-day confrontation between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union, when American deployments of nuclear missiles in Italy ...
During the Six-Day War, the military cooperation with France ceased (the French Weapons Embargo of 1967) and Israel began to rely on American weaponry and on local research and development. During the 1980s and 1990s, the IDF increased its supplies of American arms , armor and aircraft , aiming for technological superiority over Arab countries ...
The entire world watched with bated breath to see if this moment was the tipping point for World War III. Today in History: Cuban Missile Crisis Skip to main content
List of conflicts in North America. List of conflicts in the United States; List of conflicts in Central America; List of conflicts in South America; List of conflicts in Europe; List of conflicts in Asia. List of wars involving Iran; List of Chinese wars and battles; Conflicts in the Middle East. List of conflicts in the Near East (until 1918)
This is a list of proxy wars. Major powers have been highlighted in bold. Major powers have been highlighted in bold. A proxy war is defined as "a war fought between groups of smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help and support from these".
Israel used British-supplied weapons in the war. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] [ 34 ] 15% of the components of each Israeli F-35 fighter jet are made by British companies, including BAE Systems . [ 35 ] According to the Campaign Against Arms Trade , the UK has granted arms export licences to Israel amounting to £574 million ($727 million) since 2008 ...
Cherbourg Project (1969) – Israeli military action involving the escape of five missile boats from the French port of Cherbourg. Shelling on Lebanon (1970) – Israel retaliated the Avivim school bus massacre by shelling four Lebanese villages, killing 20 people, injuring 40, and spurring thousands of southern Lebanon's residents to flee ...