Israel Palestine conflict

• The Hamas militant group launched its worst attack inside the Jewish state’s territory since 1948, killing at least 250 Israelis and abducting several others.
• The unprecedented attack was launched under ‘Operation Al-Aqsa Storm’ on Israel on 50^th year of Yom Kippur war.

ABOUT CONFLICT

• The roots of the conflict between Arab Palestinians and Jews lie in the 1^st World War and disintegration of the Ottoman Empire.
• During that time, Jewish immigration to Palestine increased, leading to tensions between Jewish settlers and the Arab population.
• In 1917, during World War I, the British government issued the Balfour Declaration, expressing support for the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine.
• In 1947 the UN voted to split Palestine between Arabs and Jews.
• Jewish residents accepted the agreement and declared independence of Israel in 1948 while Arabs rejected the agreement leading to the 4 wars over the period of time.

ABOUT YOM KIPPUR WAR

• Yom Kippur or Ramadan War was fought in 1973.
• It was the 4^th Arab-Israel war fought between Israel on one side and Arabs led by Egypt and Syria on the other.
• Outcome-Camp David Accords in 1978 in which-
  • Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt.
  • Also the 1979 Egyptian–Israeli peace treaty was the first instance of an Arab country recognising Israel as a state.

ABOUT HAMAS

• Hamas are Militant organization that politically controls Gaza Strip and does not recognised Israel’s statehood.
• It violently opposes the Oslo peace accords (1993) under which Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) formally recognised state of Israel.