Israel and Palestine's current hostilities toward one another have a tumultuous history going back decades
1922 - With Palestine among the former Ottoman territories placed under UK administration by the League of Nations in 1922, The British mandate for Palestine includes the Balfour Declaration, according to the United Nations web site. The declaration expresses support for"the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people." The mandate leads to a mass migration of Jewish people to the region from 1922 to 1947.
1948 - Israel declares its independence and the next day a coalition of Arab state and Palestinian factions attack Israel. It is the first of many Arab-Israeli wars and it ends with Israel expanding to include the West Bank and Gaza Strip. 1987 - The first intifada happens; a large Palestinian uprising with protests and civil disobedience over Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza. The result is a harsh military crackdown. The same year, a Palestinian refugee in Gaza forms Hamas.2000 - The second intifada happens, with more riots and violence continuing until 2005, leaving hundreds dead on both sides.2007 - Hamas violently seizes control in the Gaza strip from the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority.
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