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