The History of Israel

In 1948, following the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine, the Declaration of the Establishment
of the State of Israel sparked the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, which resulted in the 1948 Palestinian
expulsion and flight from the land that the State of Israel came to control and subsequently led to waves
of Jewish immigration from other parts of the Middle East.

The latter half of the 20th century saw a series of further conflicts between Israel and its neighbouring
Arab nations. In 1967, the Six-Day War erupted; in its aftermath, Israel captured and occupied the Golan
Heights from Syria, the West Bank from Jordan, and the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt.
In 1973, the Yom Kippur War began with an attack by Egypt on the Israeli-occupied Sinai Peninsula.

In 1979 the Egypt–Israel peace treaty was signed, based on the Camp David Accords. In 1993, Israel
signed the Oslo I Accord with the Palestine Liberation Organization, which was followed by the
establishment of the Palestinian National Authority. In 1994, the Israel–Jordan peace treaty was signed.
Despite efforts to finalize the peace agreement, the conflict continues to play a major role in Israeli and
international political, social, and economic life.

Declaration of Independence

The Arab–Israeli War

Establishment years

Mid-1950s to early 1960s

Six-Day War

Late 1960s to early 1970s

Yom Kippur War

Mid to late 1970s

Early to mid-1980s

First Intifada

Late 1980s to early 2000s

Second Intifada