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The State of Israel is established
After the British withdrew their mandates, Israel declared an independent state. -
The First Arab-Israeli War
This was the first conflict between the Palestinians and the Jews for occupation, in the end, the Jewish people won and gained control over most of the land. -
The Six Day War
The Six-Day War is a war between Israel and Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon. This was when Israel, fearful of enemy assaults, chose to go on the attack first, and swept through, winning in six days. -
The Munich Massacre
The Munich Massacre is a murder of 11 Israeli Olympic athletes by a Palestinian group called the Black September Organization. This was done to hurt the morale of Israel, and was done right before the Munich Olympic games, hence the name -
Yom Kippur War
This war was between Israel, and Egypt and Syria. They both wanted to reclaim land that was taken from them, the attack on the Israeli forces was during Yom Kippur. Although not ready, with backing from the UK and the US eventually won the war.
