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May 10, 2024 · 1948 Arab-Israeli War, an existential war fought between Israel and Arab forces from Egypt, Transjordan ( Jordan ), Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. The war formally began on May 15, 1948, and ended on July 20, 1949, although it followed a civil war that began after the passage of United Nations partition plan on November 29, 1947.
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May 10, 2024 · Arab-Israeli wars are a series of military conflicts between Israeli forces and various Arab forces, most notably in 1948–49, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, 2006, and 2023–present. These have included Israel’s War of Independence and the Palestinian Nakba, the Suez Crisis, the Six-Day War, the Yom Kippur War, two wars in Lebanon, and the Israel ...
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1 day ago · Published May 26, 2024 5:30AM (EDT) The 1948 Palestinian exodus, known in Arabic as the Nakba, occurred when more than 700,000 Palestinian Arabs fled or were expelled from their homes during the ...
May 15, 2024 · E very year on May 15, Palestinian people across the world observe what is known as Nakba Day, the solemn anniversary of the day in 1948 when the Arab-Israeli War began, precipitating a...
May 16, 2024 · The refugees and their descendants make up around 75% of Gaza’s population. Hamas killed some 1,200 people and took another 250 hostage during its Oct. 7 attack. Israel responded with one of the heaviest military onslaughts in recent history, killing more than 35,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
May 16, 2024 · Deir Yassin, Palestinian Arab village that was located just west of Jerusalem. On April 9, 1948, on the eve of the Arab-Israeli war of 1948–49, the village was destroyed by Jewish paramilitary forces in an attack that inspired fear and panic throughout the region.
May 15, 2024 · Nakba commonly refers to what is known in English as the Arab-Israeli War of 1947, which ended with Israel’s declaring its statehood on May 14, 1948, the day after which is recognized by...
