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In 1947, the United Nations announced a plan to divide Palestine into an Arab and Jewish state.
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Israel, a Jewish state in Mandatory Palestine, declared independence shortly before the expiration of the British Mandate.
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A war between Israel and a huge force of Arab states over the control of Palestine, forming the second stage of the 1948 Palestine war. However, despite the size of the Arab states, Israel came out with the victory.
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Israel invades Egypt as a result of Arab countries refusing to recognize that Israel is a member of the UN.
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The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed to take Palestine back from the Israelis.
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A war that lasted only six days between Israel and the states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Israel once again comes out with the victory.
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In 1973, Egypt and Syria attacked Israel during Yom Kippur, but the Israelis were still able to hold them off.
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On 6 June 1982, Israeli forces under direction of Defense Minister Ariel Sharon launched a three-pronged invasion of southern Lebanon in "Operation Peace for Galilee". ... The westernmost Israeli force was to advance up the coastal road to Tyre.
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The Oslo Accords were a set of peace agreements between the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
