WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Saudi Arabia
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Iran
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Egypt
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Israel
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first war (1948–49) began when Israel declared itself an independent state following the United Nations’ partition of Palestine. Protesting this move, five Arab countries-Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria-attacked Israel.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United Nations approved a plan to partition Palestine into a Jewish and Arab state in 1947, but the Arabs rejected it. In May 1948, Israel was officially declared an independent state with David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, as the prime minister.
Detailed explanation-3: -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).