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Israel declares independence as British mandate ends and admitted to United Nations. Arab-Israeli war starts in 1948.
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After months of tensions with the border, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan join in on the war to get the land back. The war lasts six days and leaves Israel in control of East Jerusalem.
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Menachem Begin's right-wing Likud party and wins surprise election victory. Nuclear reactor at Osirak in Iraq gets destroyed by Israeli air force in June 1981.
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On June 1982, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in Lebanon was invaded by Israel in order to expel it. This happened after an assassination attempt by small a Palestinian militant group.
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First Intifada uprising begins in Occupied Territories. Rapid violence happens when Muslim Brotherhood in Gaza forms Hamas movement.
