JERUSALEM: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where Hamas is carrying out an unprecedented offensive in Israel, has its roots in the late 19th century.
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The state of Israel is finally created on May 14, 1948, triggering an eight-month war with Arab states. Arab states attack Israel on October 6, 1973, the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. Israel repels the attack. Israel invades civil war-wracked Lebanon on June 6, 1982, to attack Palestinian militants after initially sending in its forces in 1978.
PLO leader Yasser Arafat returns to the Palestinian territories in July 1994 after 27 years in exile to set up the Palestinian Authority. Self-rule is established for the first time in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank town of Jericho.
In 2014, Israel launches a new operation against Gaza to stop rocket fire from the territory. Over 1,400 Palestinian civilians are killed, compared with six civilians in Israel, according to UN figures. On December 6, 2017, Trump recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a decision that outrages Palestinians and sparks international criticism.
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