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A brief history of Israel-Palestine conflict
Israel’s counter offensive after Hamas’ surprise attack has raised fears of a long war in the Middle East. The Israel-Palestine conflict, though, has gone on for decades. A look at the genesis and history of this century-old conflict.
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Take a look at yet another Israel-Palestine conflict and its history
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Recently, Hamas launched an attack on Israel killing hundreds of people. (Image: News18)
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The Israel-Palestine issue is a century-long one beginning in 1920 when Britain took control of Palestine after the Ottoman Empire was defeated in WWI. The tensions grew between 1920 and 1940 when Palestinian Arabs opposed the relocation of Jews in the area (Image: News18)
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In 1948, British rulers left the area unable to control the conflicts and created a catastrophe in Israel forcing Palestinians to flee (Image: News 18)
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More than 400 Palestinian villagers were raised by Israeli forces. They fled to Gaza, the West Bank and neighbouring Arab countries and the Palestine Liberation Organisation was created in 1964 (Image: News 18)
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In 1967, Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan, and Syria in a six-day war and claimed Jerusalem as its capital (Image: News18)
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From 1978 to 1982, Egypt and Syria attacked Israel but lost because of the US's support to Israel. A peace treaty was being discussed afterwards but Israel invaded Lebanon killing hundreds of Palestinians (Image: News18)
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Till 1993, key issues like Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the status of Jerusalem were left unresolved (Image: News 18)
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The PLO established self-rule for the first time in Gaza in 1994. The second intifada began after Ariel Sharon's visit to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and the shockwaves of the violence lasted till 2005 (Image: News18)
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The conflict between the countries reduced in the years 2008 to 2012 significantly reducing casualties (Image: News18)
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Another bout of violence arose in 2018 in a seven-week span leading to the death of more than 2000 militants in Gaza. Later, Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel which began a series of demonstrations in the Gaza Strip (Image: News18)
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Over the past few years, there have been constant conflicts between the protestors and the militants at Al Aqsa mosque leading to a series of deadly Palestinian attacks (Image: News18)
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In May 2023, Israel launched a surprise attack on the Gaza Strip targeting leaders of Islamic Jihad (Image: News18)
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The attacks were followed by Israel's raid on Jenin, opening fire in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank until finally on Oct 7, Israel declared a State of War (Image: News18)
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