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Britain wanted to win jewish support during WWI so they made the Balfour Declaration. Which promised to support the Jews to establish a hommeland in Palestine.
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The leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler set up cocentration camps to systamatically get rid of people. Including Jews, gypses, and mentally/physically disabled people. the cocentration camps killed the total of 6 million Jews.
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The UN drew a plan to split Palastine into an Arab and a Jewish state. But the Arabs rejected the Plan because they thought that they should have more rights.
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The 6 day war resultd becasue of tensions between israel and it's neigbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Israel gained land from the war which resulted in more anger towards Israel.
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Israeli forces took control over Golan Heights, the West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, and the Sinai Peninsula During the 6day war. So on Yom Kippur those nations attacked Israel.
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The Infitada is the Palestinian uprising against the jews living in Paaestine. The attacks are still occuring in Palestine.
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Egypt Signed peace accords with Israel to Stop violence between the countries. Eventually they signed the Israel-Egypt peace treaty.
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Israel invades southern Lebanon to secure its borders and prevent cross border attacks. Also wanted to get rid of the PLO.