WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which two groups have been fighting over the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip?
A
Kurds and Turks
B
Persians and Jews
C
Sunni/Shia’s
D
Jews and Palestinian Arabs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Since 2006, Hamas and Israel have fought four wars, the most recent in 2021. The two parties that engage in direct negotiation are the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gaza Strip and the West Bank are two Palestinian territories that were part of Mandate Palestine and were captured by Israel during the Six-Day War in 1967. There are over 5 million Palestinians combined living in the two territories.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Palestinian territories consist of two distinct areas: the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamas. Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)

Detailed explanation-5: -1.1 Israel–Gaza barrier. 1.2 Second Intifada. 1.3 Israel’s unilateral disengagement. 1.4 Ascendancy of Hamas.

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