Cursed Victory tells the story of Israel's troubled presence in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula since its sweeping victory in the 1967 Six Day War. Drawing on countless high-level interviews, never-before-seen letters and top secret memos, distinguished ...
THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL Throughout the history of Israel to the present day conflict and war has characterized Israel's relationship with her neighbors - including the Gaza Strip which was home to the ancient Philistines. King David repeatedly called Yahweh his rock, shield, fortress, deliverer, st...
Palestinian mourns history as Israel destroys archaeological sites in GazaSource: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-05-01 03:35:160:00 /0:00 Barquq Castle in Khan Younis, Gaza, was one of many historical sites that were destroyed by recent Israeli airstrikes. You may like Scenery of Hongshankou...
ISRAEL, HISTORY OF 1. Sources. The primary source for the history of ancient Israel is, of course, the Bible. The Bible gives more relative space to history than any other sacred book. The Biblical historians and biographers were more concerned with the moral and theological implications of ...
In 1967, Israel Gains Back Control During the Six-Day War Egypt controlled Gaza until the Six-Day War in 1967, when Israel seized the strip, along with several other important areas of land. The 1993 and 1995 Oslo Peace Accords between Palestinian and Israeli leaders negotiated for Israel’s...
Israel cut off food, water, electricity, and fuel supplies to Gaza sparking off a severe humanitarian crisis in the region. Israel has asked the residents of Northern Gaza to evacuate the region, while Hamas has asked them to stay put. There has also been an exchange of fire between Israel...
In June of 2007, a short civil war between the two main Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, resulted in the expulsion of Fatah forces from Gaza.Hamasis considered the more militant of the two groups, and Hamas does not recognize Israel’s right to exist and seeks to reclaim all Palestin...
Israel responded by invading the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian area governed by Hamas, on October 27. Continued bombings and military engagements by Israel have resulted in a massive humanitarian crisis in Palestine. More than 40,000 individuals had been killed in the conflict as of ...
An Israeli airstrike hit the home ofBahaa Abu el-Atta,a senior Islamic Jihad commander in the Gaza Strip, killing him and his wife. 2012 Ahmad Jabari, head of Hamas’ armed wing, was killed when an airstrike targets his car. His death sparked an eight-day war between Hamas and Israel....
The Six-Day War, as it came to be known, won Israel not just the Sinai but the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights as well. It also resulted in a Jewish occupation of the West Bank and a reunited Jerusalem. (The city had been partitioned earlier between the Jews and the Arabs.) ...