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On May 15, 1948, Israel declared its independence. The day after, May 15, Arab-countries such as Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Transjordan and Iraq invaded Israel. Which ended being the beginning of the Arab-Israeli war.
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The first war caused a massive number of refugees. There were about 700,000 Palestinian Arabs who became refugees.
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With the first Arab-Israeli War over, Egypt took control over the Gaza Strip. Transjordan took control over the the west territory, the Jordan River known as the West Bank.
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Egypt's leader, Gamal Adbel Nasser, refused to join the Baghdad Pact, which led to confrontations. The U.S later refused to loan Egypt money to build the dam on the Nile River.
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Israel launched air strikes against Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Israel then took control over the Gaza Strip, West Bank, East Jerusalem, Golan Heights and Sinai Peninsula.
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Egypt and Syria wanted to get their territory back which resulted with the surprise attack on Israel in 1973. The launched is called the Yom Kippur War.
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Egypt and Israel made a peace agreement. It's known as the Camp David Accords. Egypt recognized Israel and Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt. It ended 30 years of hostility between Egypt and Israel.
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Although there was peace made, there was still violence in Palestine. There were Palestinian youths that still made violent choices against Israel. There were suicide bombers in 2000.
