DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST
ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Lost, badly
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Gained land
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Won
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Both won and gained land
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Detailed explanation-1: -Israel’s decisive victory included the capture of the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Old City of Jerusalem, and Golan Heights; the status of these territories subsequently became a major point of contention in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Detailed explanation-2: -As a consequence of the Six-Day War, Israel gained con-trol of the old city of Jerusalem, the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, and the West Bank. Israelis saw these new holdings along their southern, eastern, and western borders as a key buffer zone against further Arab attacks.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the two envisaged States proclaimed its independence as Israel and in the 1948 war involving neighbouring Arab States expanded to 77 percent of the territory of mandate Palestine, including the larger part of Jerusalem.