On Saturday, Hamas launched thousands of rockets from GAZA to Israel. Subsequently, they entered Israel and captured dozens of Israelis. The Israeli Prime Minister declared war on Hamas.
GAZA is only 25 miles long and surrounded by Egypt and Israel. Currently controlled by Hamas, Israel has been taking control of the most access to this area. GAZA has been disputed for decades, shifting from the Egyptian base to Hamas’ territory. The contest over this strip dates back to the aftermath of World War II when persecuted Jewish people were migrating from Europe to Israel. In 1947, the UN planned to split it into two countries, one for Arabs and another for Jews. Israel's founder then proclaimed the establishment of the state of Israel. However, GAZA remained under Egyptian control, and the influx of Palestinian refugees began. In 1967, a war erupted involving Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, resulting in Israel seizing GAZA. 40 years after, in 2006, Hamas surged to destroy Israel and won a landslide victory in the Palestinian legislative election, pushing Israeli forces to the unilateral withdrawal from GAZA. Since then, they have been exchanging blows.
Israel maintains Hamas is a terror organization, while Hamas claims it represents oppressed people victimized by the Jewish state. Internationally, there’s been pressing for ceasing violence. Nevertheless, 1.8 million people remain in the crossfire.
*Vocabularies; Israeli, Philistine, contest, persecute, proclaim, legislative, unilateral, exchange blows, maintain, oppress, victimize, press for sth, crossfire
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On Saturday, Hamas launched thousands of rockets from GAZA to Israel. Subsequently, they entered Israel and captured dozens of Israelis. The Israeli Prime Minister declared war on Hamas.GAZA is only 25 miles long and surrounded by Egypt and Israel. Currently controlled by Hamas, Israel has been taking control of the most access to this area. GAZA has been disputed for decades, shifting from the Egyptian base to Hamas’ territory. The contest over this strip dates back to the aftermath of World War II when persecuted Jewish people were migrating from Europe to Israel. In 1947, the UN planned to split it into two countries, one for Arabs and another for Jews. Israel's founder then proclaimed the establishment of the state of Israel. However, GAZA remained under Egyptian control, and the influx of Palestinian refugees began. In 1967, a war erupted involving Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, resulting in Israel seizing GAZA. 40 years after, in 2006, Hamas surged to destroy Israel and won a landslide victory in the Palestinian legislative election, pushing Israeli forces to the unilateral withdrawal from GAZA. Since then, they have been exchanging blows.
Israel maintains Hamas is a terror organization, while Hamas claims it represents oppressed people victimized by the Jewish state. Internationally, there’s been pressing for ceasing violence. Nevertheless, 1.8 million people remain in the crossfire.
*Vocabularies; Israeli, Philistine, contest, persecute, proclaim, legislative, unilateral, exchange blows, maintain, oppress, victimize, press for sth, crossfire
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