Hamas-Israel War Explained
Israel has declared a state of war following a significant terrorist attack launched by Palestinian militants. At the heart of this conflict are two key factors: Israel's military control over the West Bank, one of the Palestinian territories, and its blockade of the other, the Gaza Strip. To gain insight into the situation, it's helpful to rewind to World War I when Britain assumed authority over the region. At that time, the land was primarily inhabited by Arabs, with a Jewish minority. This period saw the emergence of an Arab Rebellion and a continuous influx of Jewish immigrants, later compounded by the Holocaust during World War II and a substantial surge in Jewish immigration in 1947.