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Conflict in Israel

By alondra.dlc

  • Six Day War

    Six Day War
    Israel launched air strikes against Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, destroying most of their airplanes on the ground. Israeli ground troops then moved in and rapidly defeated Arab forces. This was called the Six Day war.

  • Yom Kippur War

    Yom Kippur War
    Determined to win their territory back Egypt and Syria launched the Yom Kippur War, a surprise attack against Israel in 1973. It was the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

  • Camp David Accords

    Camp David Accords
    At the White House in Washington, D.C., the Egypt President Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sign the Camp David Accords. It was a permanent peace agreement between Egypt and Israel after three decades of hostilities.

  • Intifada

    Intifada
    In the Israeli occupied Gaza Strip, the first riots of the Palestinian intifada, Gaza Palestinians saw the incident as a deliberate act of retaliation against the killing of a Jew in Gaza several days before, and on December 9 they took to the streets in protest, burning tires and throwing rocks Israeli police and troops.

  • Second Intifada

    Second Intifada
    Widespread Palestinian violence erupted on Friday, September 29, 2000, in the Old City of Jerusalem and in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The protests and violence soon turned to a campaign of deadly terrorism targeting Israeli civilians and over 1,000 Israelis were killed.