Arab–Israeli War of 1948
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The Arab–Israeli War of 1948 was the first major conflict between the newly declared State of Israel and a coalition of Arab states and Palestinian Arab forces, resulting in Israel’s establishment and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
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Target entity: Arab–Israeli War of 1948 Context triple: [Egyptian Armed Forces, participatedIn, Arab–Israeli War of 1948]
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A.
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War was a brief but pivotal 1967 conflict in which Israel fought neighboring Arab states, dramatically redrawing Middle Eastern borders and reshaping regional politics.
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B.
Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a long-running political and military struggle between Israel and various Arab states and Palestinian groups over land, sovereignty, and national identity in the Middle East.
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C.
Syrian–Lebanese campaign
The Syrian–Lebanese campaign was a World War II Allied military operation in 1941 to seize control of Syria and Lebanon from Vichy French forces and secure the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a 1956 conflict triggered by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, which exposed rifts between Britain, France, Israel, and the United States and marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern and global power politics.
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E.
British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Arab–Israeli War of 1948 Target entity description: The Arab–Israeli War of 1948 was the first major conflict between the newly declared State of Israel and a coalition of Arab states and Palestinian Arab forces, resulting in Israel’s establishment and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
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A.
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War was a brief but pivotal 1967 conflict in which Israel fought neighboring Arab states, dramatically redrawing Middle Eastern borders and reshaping regional politics.
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B.
Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a long-running political and military struggle between Israel and various Arab states and Palestinian groups over land, sovereignty, and national identity in the Middle East.
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C.
Syrian–Lebanese campaign
The Syrian–Lebanese campaign was a World War II Allied military operation in 1941 to seize control of Syria and Lebanon from Vichy French forces and secure the Eastern Mediterranean.
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D.
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a 1956 conflict triggered by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, which exposed rifts between Britain, France, Israel, and the United States and marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern and global power politics.
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E.
British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab–Israeli conflict
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interstate conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arab Liberation Army
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Egypt ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Jewish Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Palestinian Arab irregular forces ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Israel ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
Syria ⓘ Jordan ⓘ
surface form:
Transjordan
Yemen ⓘ volunteers from other Arab countries ⓘ |
| cause |
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
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conflict between Zionist and Palestinian Arab national movements ⓘ end of British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Gaza Strip
ⓘ
Golan Heights ⓘ British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
Mandatory Palestine
Sinai Peninsula ⓘ Israel ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
West Bank ⓘ southern Lebanon ⓘ |
| endDate | 1949-07-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Six-Day War
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Suez Crisis ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Arab–Israeli War of 1948 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
First Arab–Israeli War
Arab–Israeli War of 1948 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli War of Independence
Palestinian Nakba ⓘ
surface form:
Nakba
Palestinian Nakba ⓘ War of Independence ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
demographic changes in Palestine
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establishment of 1949 Green Line armistice boundaries ⓘ international recognition of Israel by many states ⓘ long-term Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ ongoing dispute over right of return for Palestinian refugees ⓘ |
| hasPart |
civil war phase in Mandatory Palestine
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interstate war phase between Israel and Arab states ⓘ |
| involves |
Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries
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Palestinian Nakba ⓘ
surface form:
Palestinian exodus of 1948
Palestinian refugees ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
1949 Armistice Agreements
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Arab invasion of Israel on 1948-05-15 ⓘ Battle of Latrun ⓘ Deir Yassin massacre ⓘ Israeli Declaration of Independence ⓘ Lydda and Ramle exodus ⓘ Operation Danny ⓘ Operation Hiram ⓘ Operation Nachshon ⓘ siege of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British withdrawal from Palestine
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Palestinian nationalism ⓘ United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181
Zionism ⓘ |
| result |
Israeli control over larger territory than allotted by UN partition plan
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Israeli victory ⓘ armistice agreements between Israel and neighboring Arab states ⓘ creation of Palestinian refugee problem ⓘ displacement of large numbers of Palestinian Arabs ⓘ division of former Mandatory Palestine into Israeli-held areas, West Bank, and Gaza Strip ⓘ establishment of the State of Israel as a sovereign state ⓘ |
| startDate | 1947-11-30 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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post–World War II era ⓘ |
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Subject: Arab–Israeli War of 1948 Description of subject: The Arab–Israeli War of 1948 was the first major conflict between the newly declared State of Israel and a coalition of Arab states and Palestinian Arab forces, resulting in Israel’s establishment and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
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