Arab–Israeli conflict | |||||||||
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The key players in the Arab–Israeli conflict |
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Supported by: |
All-Palestine (1948-59)
Gaza Strip (2006–) Supported by: |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||||
≈22,570 military deaths ≈1,723 civilian deaths ≈1,050 SLA militiamen deaths |
91,105 total Arab deaths | ||||||||
Both sides: 74,000 military deaths 18,000 civilian deaths (1945–1995) |
Low-level ongoing:
Supported by:
All-Palestine (1948-59)
Gaza Strip (2006–) Supported by:
Soviet Union (1967–91)
≈22,570 military deaths
The Arab–Israeli conflict (Arabic: الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي Al-Sira'a Al'Arabi A'Israili; Hebrew: הסכסוך הישראלי-ערבי Ha'Sikhsukh Ha'Yisraeli-Aravi) refers to the political tension, military conflicts and disputes between a number of Arab countries and Israel. The roots of the modern Arab–Israeli conflict are bound in the rise of Zionism and Arab nationalism towards the end of the 19th century. Territory regarded by the Jewish people as their historical homeland is also regarded by the Pan-Arab movement as historically and currently belonging to the Palestinians, and in the Pan-Islamic context, as Muslim lands. The sectarian conflict between Palestinian Jews and Arabs emerged in the early 20th century, peaking into a full-scale civil war in 1947 and transforming into the First Arab–Israeli War in May 1948 following the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel.