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Partitioning starts in the middle by the Europeans.
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Anti-Jewish riots erupt in Palestine, leaving nearly 150 Jews and Arabs dead.
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Zionist leader David Ben-Gurion declares the independence of the state of Israel in that part of partitioned Palestine given to the Jews.
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1956 – Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal, blocking Israeli shipping. Sinai War breaks out, resulting in Israel controlling the entire Peninsula.
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June 5-10, 1967
Israel attacks Egypt; defeats Arab armies in Six Day War; occupies West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, Golan Heights and Sinai Peninsula. -
Oct. 6-26, 1973
The Yom Kippur War starts -
1973, October 22: UN Security Council passes resolution 338, which calls for a ceasefire in the on-going war between Israeli and the Arab coalition.
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1979, March 26: Peace deal between Egypt and Israel. Egypt becomes the first Arab country to recognize Israel.
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Aug. 2, 1990
Iraq invades Kuwait soon starting Persian Gulf War -
Jan. 16-Feb. 28, 1991
United States leads broad coalition to drive Iraq from Kuwait in Persian Gulf War. -
1993 – Israel and the Palestinians extend mutual recognition and sign the first phase of the Oslo Agreements – setting out the framework for a comprehensive peace agreement to be phased in over a five-year period.
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1997 – Following implementation of Israeli withdrawal plans, 98% of the Palestinian populace is now governed by the Palestinian Authority.
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The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict that began in 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition that overthrew the government of Saddam Hussein.
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2004, March 22: Sheikh Yassin, co-founder and leader of Hamas, is assassinated by an Israeli helicopter gunship.
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Violence erupts between Fatah and Hamas factions in the Gaza Strip. Abbas attempts to prevent civil war.
