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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 Paletinians and Jews became refugees as a result of the War. -
Attrition Battles
Jeusalem 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. -
The October War or Yom Kippur War
Egypt attacks Israel on Yom Kippur, but Israel pushes bac kthe attack. The United Sates made Israel withdraw from their territories. It allowed Israel to be overun. As a result, Israel retained its territories, but didnt gain additional land. -
Egypt and Israel Sign a Peace Agreement
Egypt was the first country to sign a peace treaty with Israel. They agreed that continuing war would harm Egyptian economy. In the agreement, Israel returned all the Sinai to Egypt. This became a model for Israels "land for peace" policy.
