Arab-Israeli Conflict

Geopolitical conflict in the Middle East

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Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Overview

What happened

Over 20 Syrian Arab Army troops defeat Israeli Defense Forces in Sultan Yacoub, Lebanon on June 10, 1982, during the Lebanon War, resulting in a decisive…

Date

June 10, 1982

Location

Sultan Yacoub, Lebanon

Key people

General Mustafa Tlass

Outcome

Over 20 Syrian Arab Army troops defeat Israeli Defense Forces in Sultan Yacoub, Lebanon on June 10, 1982, during the Lebanon War, resulting in a decisive…

Why it matters

This article provides a detailed and nuanced account of the Battle of Sultan Yacoub, a pivotal moment in the Lebanon War.

What was Arab-Israeli Conflict?

Since the declaration of Israel's establishment in 1948, conflict has existed between Israel and the surrounding Arab countries, rooted in conflict over territory also claimed by Palestinian Arabs. Zionists viewed the region of Palestine as the Jewish ancestral homeland, while Arabs saw it as Arab Palestinian land and an essential part of the Arab world.

Pie chart of the share of percentage of the casualties in the Arab-Israeli conflicts since 1948
Pie chart of the share of percentage of the casualties in the Arab-Israeli conflicts since 1948
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Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict cover Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict Charles D. Smith PhD · 1988 A history of the Arab-Israeli conflict cover A history of the Arab-Israeli conflict Ian J Bickerton · 2006 The Arab-Israeli conflict cover The Arab-Israeli conflict Kirsten E. Schulze · 1999 The making of the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1947-51 cover The making of the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1947-51 Ilan Pappé · 1992 A concise history of the Arab-Israeli conflict cover A concise history of the Arab-Israeli conflict Ian J. Bickerton · 1991
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Background and consequences

By 1920, sectarian conflict had begun with the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and the partition of Ottoman Syria by the 1916 Sykes–Picot treaty between Britain and France that became the basis for the Mandate for Palestine and the 1917 Balfour Declaration that expressed British support for "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people." The intercommunal violence escalated into civil war in 1947 after the United Nations' adoption of the Partition Plan for Palestine, and then into an international war in 1948 with the May 14 declaration of the establishment of Israel, the expiration of British Mandate at midnight, and the entry of Arab regular armies the following morning. The 1948 Palestine war ended with the 1949 Armistice Agreements, which established the Green Line.

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Lebanon War: The Syrian Arab Army defeats the Israeli Defense Forces in the Battle of Sultan — June 10, 1982

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