Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon and Syria to the north, the West Bank and Jordan to the east, Egypt, the Gaza Strip and the Red Sea to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Tel Aviv is the country's financial, economic, and technological center. Israel's governmental seat is in its proclaimed capital of Jerusalem, though Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem is not recognised under international law and only has limited recognition internationally.

Some of the key events about Israel

1948
The State of Israel was officially established as an independent nation
1948
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced during the Arab-Israeli War
1956
The Weizmann Institute of Science developed a method for producing synthetic diamonds
1966
Israel's first computer, WEIZAC, was built at the Weizmann Institute
1967
Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, and Golan Heights in the Six-Day War
1973
Israel suffered significant casualties in the surprise attack known as the Yom Kippur War
1978
The Camp David Accords were signed, leading to a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt
1982
Israel's invasion of Lebanon resulted in international condemnation and civilian casualties
1987
The First Intifada began, leading to years of violent confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli forces
1991
Operation Solomon successfully airlifted over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 36 hours
1994
Israel signed a peace treaty with Jordan, normalizing relations between the two countries
1995
The assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin by an Israeli extremist derailed peace efforts
1998
An Israeli won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time
2000
The Second Intifada erupted, resulting in thousands of casualties on both sides
2006
Israel engaged in a controversial war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, causing significant destruction
2008
Israel launched Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, resulting in high Palestinian civilian casualties
2009
Israeli scientist Ada Yonath was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2011
The Iron Dome missile defense system was successfully deployed, intercepting rockets fired at Israeli cities
2014
The Gaza War (Operation Protective Edge) led to extensive damage and loss of life in Gaza
2020
Israel signed the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain

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