• After the ottoman rule, britain took control of palestine.
• The then palestine had jewish minority and arab majority.
• Post ww2 many jewish started migrating for refuge which grew tensions among the native arabs.
• The UN partitioned palestine into jewish and arab regions but it was never accepted by arabs. Jerusalem was declared an international city.
• Unable to solve, britain left. Jewish leaders took full control but conflicts continued and never resolved.
• War of 1967 (six-day war)Israel occupied east jerusalem and others parts of then palestine.
• Israel didnt allow palestinian refugees to come back fearing a threat in its existence as a jewish state.
• Israel claims whole jerusalem as its capital, backed and recognized by US. But palestine claims east jerusalem as the capital of future palestine.
• Gaza is rules by hamas. -Egypt and israel tightly control gaza to restrict the entry of weapons to gaza for israel's own safety they claim.
• Clashes escaled more during the start of ramadan this year.
• The threatened eviction of some palestinian families in east jerusalem.

-Israel was a part of roman empire, later Byzantine empire before falling under the control of Islamic caliphate in 7th cent
- Durinf the nazi time and jewish oppresion period. Many migrated to palestine.
- This caused tension among the native palestinian arabs.

• Gaza strip: area of conflict seperated by Jerusalem
• Both israel and palestine claiming jeruslaem as the capital.
• War of 1948 refugees and their descendent are the present day palestinians
• 2006 Hamas (an islamic political group) takes control of gaza leading to further conflicts