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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. 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 ...
Nearby Arab countries invaded Palestine, Israel not only prevailed, but conquered more territory than envisioned by the Partition Plan. During the war, 700,000, or about 80% of all Palestinians fled or were driven out of territory Israel conquered and were not allowed to return, an event known as the Nakba ("Catastrophe") to Palestinians.
Israel has been involved in a number of wars and large-scale military operations, including: 1948 Arab–Israeli War (November 1947 – July 1949) – Started as 6 months of civil war between Jewish and Arab militias when the mandate period in Palestine was ending and turned into a regular war after the establishment of Israel and the intervention of several Arab armies.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Satellite image of the Palestine region from 2003 The timeline of the Palestine region is a timeline of major events in the history of Palestine. For more details on the history of Palestine see History of Palestine. In cases where the year or month is uncertain, it is marked with a slash, for ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Part of the Gaza war Gaza Strip under Palestinian control Gaza Strip under Israeli control Furthest Israeli advance in Gaza Strip Evacuated areas inside Israel Maximum extent of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel Area of Gaza subject to Israeli evacuation orders ...
The territory of the Mandatory Palestine was divided between the State of Israel, the Transjordan and the All-Palestine Government in Gaza, under prefecture of Egypt. During and after the war about 711,000 Palestinian Arabs became displaced and refugees. 800,000–1,000,000 Jews living in Muslim countries left or were expelled during or after ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. (February 2025) Visual History of Israel by Arthur Szyk, 1948 Part of a series on the History of ...
This triggered the 1947–1949 Palestine war and led, in 1948, to the establishment of the state of Israel on a part of Mandate Palestine as the Mandate came to an end. The Gaza Strip came under Egyptian occupation , and the West Bank was ruled by Jordan , before both territories were occupied by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War .