HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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a conflict about which group owned Palestine
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a dispute about control of oil wells
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a rebellion against Communist government
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a search for weapons of mass destruction
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Arab-Israeli War of 1948 broke out when five Arab nations invaded territory in the former Palestinian mandate immediately following the announcement of the independence of the state of Israel on May 14, 1948.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Arab Israeli War in 1948 obliterated the Palestinian landscape, destroyed 531 villages, uprooted 800, 000 people, and resulted in millions of Palestinian refugees and internally displaced persons (IDP).
Detailed explanation-3: -Arab-Israeli wars, series of military conflicts between Israeli forces and various Arab forces, most notably in 1948–49, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, and 2006.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Arab League opposed the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947. On 15 May 1948, the then seven Arab League members coordinated an invasion of what was by then the former British Mandate, marking the start of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.