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UN Partition
The UN votes to Partition Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state, the Jewish leaders accept it but the Arab leaders do not -
Israel declares independence
David Ben-Gurion read out the Declaration of Independence and declared the establishment of a Jewish state called the state of Israel -
First Arab-Israeli War
The day after Israel declares its independence, five Arab states attacked Israel. Israeli forces fought them off. -
Israel signs armistice agreements
Israel signs an armistice agreement with Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria -
Suez crisis/ Second Arab-Israeli war
Egypt violated the Egyptian-Israeli armistice agreement and blocked Israeli ships from passing through the Suez Canal. This started fighting from Israel and other countries who had interest in the canal