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1948 war
Israel declared independence. While Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq attacked Israel. Israel gained more land, Egypt gained the Gaza Strip, and Jordan gained the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and Jews became refugees as a result of the War. -
attrition battle
Jerusalem remained a unified city. Arab nations met in Khartoum to make peace and negotiate with Israel. Egypt had small attacks. The PLO attacked Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt. In response, Jordan attacked the PLO. The fighting continued until 1970. Jordan evicted the PLO from the country, so the PLO moved their base to Lebanon. -
six day war
Egypt blockaded Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq and moved troops to Israel's borders and made threatening statements. From hearing this, Israel launched a preemptive strike. Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, the Golan Heights from Syria, and the Gaza Strip and all of the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt. More Palestinians and Jews became refugees. Terrorism became more common as a result of the war. -
settlement construction
Israeli improved its settlements in Sinai, Gaza, and West Bank. They were to act as security posts, and prevent attacks. Since they were built on Palestinian land, people believed it drained the military, and made traveling more difficult. In the future, the Palestinian authority would talk about this issue as a part of a comprehensive peace agreement. -
The October War or Yom Kippur War
Egypt attacks Israel on Yom Kippur, but Israel pushes back the attack. The United Sates made Israel withdraw from their territories. It allowed Israel to be overrun. As a result, Israel retained its territories, but did not gain additional land.
