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Israel-Palestine Conflict News: There has been a clash between Israel and Hamas once again. Hamas has claimed to have fired 5000 rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip. One woman has officially died due to the Hamas attack. Israel has also warned Hamas and asked it to be prepared for war. Information has come to light that Hamas fighters have infiltrated into Israel and opened fire on soldiers.
Israel has also responded to the Palestinian extremist organization Hamas. An encounter is taking place between Israeli soldiers and Hamas fighters near the Gaza Strip. Israel has started attacking the Gaza Strip. This is not the first time that there has been a war between Israel and the Palestinian extremist organization Hamas. There was a war between the two in 2021 also. In such a situation, let us know what is the Israel-Palestine dispute, due to which Hamas and Israel have clashed this time.
What is the geography of Israel-Palestine?
Israel is a Jewish country present in the Middle East. The West Bank is present in its eastern part, where the ‘Palestine National Authority’ runs the government for the Palestinian people. It has been recognized by the United Nations. There is a strip on the south-western part of Israel, which is surrounded by Israel on two sides, on one side by the Mediterranean Sea and on the other side by Egypt. It is known as Gaza Strip. The West Bank and Gaza Strip are commonly known as Palestine.
There is an Israeli government in Israel, while the Fatah party runs the government in the West Bank. Gaza Strip is occupied by Hamas. Only the ‘Palestine National Authority’ is seen as Palestine. But there is a government in one part of it, i.e. the West Bank, but the government has no control over the other part, the Gaza Strip. Hamas continued to rule here from 2007 until the coup. Jerusalem, the holy city of Islam, Judaism and Christianity, is located in the West Bank.
What is the Israel-Palestine dispute?
The Israel-Palestine dispute is more than 100 years old. After the defeat of the Ottoman Sultanate in the First World War, Britain took control of the part known as Palestine. At that time there was no country named Israel. The area from Israel to the West Bank was known as Palestinian territory. Minority Jews and majority Arabs lived here. The Palestinian people were Arabs living here, while the Jewish people are said to have come from outside.
The dispute between the Palestinians and the Jews began when the international community asked Britain to establish Palestine as a ‘national home’ for the Jewish people. The Jews believed that this was the home of their ancestors. On the other hand, Palestinian Arabs wanted to create a new country here named Palestine. He strongly opposed Britain’s move to create a new country. In this way the Palestine-Israel conflict started.
beginning of building a new country
There were atrocities against Jews in Europe between 1920 and 1940. Jews fled from there and started arriving here in search of a homeland. The Jews believed that this was their motherland and that they would create their own country here. During this period, violence also took place between Jews and Palestinians. In 1947, the United Nations called for a vote to create separate countries for Jews and Arabs. The United Nations also said that Jerusalem will be made an international city.
Although the Jews accepted this statement of the United Nations, the Arab people opposed it. For this reason it was never implemented. When this problem could not be solved by Britain, he left from here. Then in 1948, Jewish leaders announced the creation of Israel. The Palestinians opposed this and thus the first war between the two sides began. By the time the ceasefire came into effect, Israel had a large portion.
Controversy over Jerusalem
Arab countries like Jordan and Egypt fought for the Palestinian people. But due to their defeat, Palestine remained limited to a small part. The land that came under the control of Jordan was named West Bank. Whereas the area occupied by Egypt was called Gaza Strip. At the same time, the city of Jerusalem was divided between Israeli security forces in the west and Jordanian security forces in the east. All this was done without any peace agreement.
When war broke out again in 1967, this time Israel captured East Jerusalem as well as the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Israel withdrew from Gaza, but continues to control the West Bank. Israel claims East Jerusalem as its capital, while the Palestinians consider it their future capital. Most Palestinians still live in the West Bank, while some people are living in the Gaza Strip.
The city of Jerusalem is very important for all three religions, Judaism, Islam and Christianity. Al-Aqsa Mosque is present in Jerusalem, which is considered one of the holiest mosques in Islam. There is also the Temple Mount here, where people of Jewish religion pray. At the same time, the Church of the Holy Spirit is present in the quarter of Christians in Jerusalem, which is their main place. This place is central to the story of Jesus Christ’s death, crucifixion and resurrection. This is the reason why there has been conflict between people of all three religions regarding this city.
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