Israel and the Palestinians: History of the conflict explained - BBC News

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people is one of the longest-running in the world.

20 JanuaryShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, Getty ImagesThe conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people is one of the longest-running and most violent disputes in the world. Its origins go back more than a century.

There have been a series of wars between Israel and Arab nations. Uprisings - called intifadas - against Israeli occupation, and reprisals and crackdowns by Israel have also taken place.

The consequences of the historic dispute over issues including land, borders and rights are still being felt, and include the latest war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

Britain took control of the area known as Palestine in World War One, following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, which had ruled that part of the Middle East.

An Arab majority and a Jewish minority lived there, as well as other ethnic groups.

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