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.
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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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