ISRAEL 1948-2025 // Expansion - Casualties, Displacements - Timeline
EXPANSION - LAND
EXPANSION - POPULATION
CASUALTIES & DISPLACEMENTS
TIMELINE - 24 Events
1/ 1948 Arab-Israeli War
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~6,000 killed (soldiers and civilians). |
~10,000–15,000
killed (estimates vary) |
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Displacements |
~800,000–1,000,000 Jewish immigrants arrived in Israel
(1948–1951), including Holocaust survivors and Jews from Arab countries |
~700,000 refugees (Nakba) |
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Land |
Expanded beyond UN partition plan to 78% of
Mandatory Palestine (from 55% allocated by UN). |
Egypt occupied Gaza Strip |
2/ 1949–1956 Armistice and Fedayeen Raids (Episode)
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~1,000+ killed in fedayeen raids and reprisals |
~2,000–3,000 killed in Israeli reprisals (e.g., Qibya
massacre, 1953 |
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Displacements |
- |
Palestinian refugees remained in camps) |
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Land |
None (armistice lines frozen) |
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3/ 1956 Suez Crisis
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~230 killed |
~3,000 killed (military and civilians). |
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Land |
Temporarily occupied Sinai Peninsula (withdrew
in 1957). |
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4/ 1957–1967 Cold Peace and Fedayeen Escalation (Episode)
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~400+ killed in fedayeen attacks |
~1,000+ killed in Israeli raids |
5/ 1967 Six-Day War
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~800 killed |
~15,000–20,000 killed (Egypt, Syria, Jordan) |
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Displacements |
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Palestinians: ~300,000 new refugees (West Bank and Gaza |
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Land |
West Bank and East Jerusalem (from Jordan). Gaza Strip (from Egypt). Golan Heights (from Syria). Sinai Peninsula (from Egypt, later returned). |
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6/ 1967–1973 Occupation and Resistance (Episode)
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~1,500+ killed in clashes and PLO attacks |
~5,000+ killed in Israeli operations (e.g., Battle of
Karameh, 1968) |
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Displacements |
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~100,000 Palestinians fled Jordan during Black
September (1970) |
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Land |
First settlements built in West Bank and Golan
Heights (e.g., Kfar Etzion, 1967 |
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7/ 1973 Yom Kippur War
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~2,800 killed |
~8,000–10,000 killed (Egypt, Syria) |
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Land |
None (ceasefire lines reverted to 1967 borders) |
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8/ 1974–1977 Disengagement and Diplomatic Thaw (Episode)
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~300+ killed in PLO attacks |
~1,000+ killed in Lebanese Civil War and Israeli raids |
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Land |
Withdrew from Parts of Sinai (1974–75
disengagement agreements). |
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9/ 1978 Camp David Accords
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Land |
Returned Sinai Peninsula to Egypt (1982). |
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10/ 1982 Lebanon Invasion
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~650 killed (soldiers). |
~17,000–20,000 killed (mostly civilians in Beirut
siege). |
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Displacements |
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Palestinians: ~10,000 PLO fighters and families expelled to Tunisia. Lebanese: ~100,000+ displaced during siege |
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Land |
Israel occupied southern Lebanon (withdrew to "Security
Zone" in 1985). |
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11/ 1982–1985 Lebanon Quagmire (Episode)
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~650+ killed in guerrilla warfare |
Lebanese/Palestinians: ~10,000+ killed (including
Sabra and Shatila massacre: 800–3,500) |
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Displacements |
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~300,000 Lebanese civilians fled south |
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Land |
Israel withdrew to "Security Zone" (1985), a self-declared buffer
in south Lebanon |
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12/ 1987 First Intifada
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~200 killed (soldiers and civilians). |
~1,100–1,500 killed. |
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Land |
Settlement expansion continued in West Bank |
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13/ 1987–1993 Intifada and Oslo Process (Episode)
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~400 killed. |
Palestinians: ~1,500–2,000 killed |
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Land |
Doubled to ~100,000 settlers in West Bank/Gaza |
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14/ 1993 Oslo I Accords
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Land |
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Palestinian Authority (PA) gained limited control over Gaza and Jericho (Area
A). |
15/ 1994 Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Land |
Border adjustments (minor land swaps) |
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16/ 2000 Second Intifada
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~1,000 killed (mostly civilians in suicide bombings). |
~3,000–3,500 killed |
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Land |
Reoccupation West Bank cities |
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17/ 2000–2005 Violence and Unilateralism (Episode)
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~1,000+ killed |
~3,500+ killed |
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Land |
West Bank barrier (2002–2006), annexing ~10% of West Bank land |
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18/ 2005 Israel’s Unilateral Disengagement from Gaza
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~50 killed in settlement removals (clashes with
settlers). |
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Displacements |
Removed 8,500 settlers from Gaza. |
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Land |
Withdrew from Gaza but retained control of borders/airspace |
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19/ 2008 Gaza War (Operation Cast Lead)
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
13 killed (10 soldiers, 3 civilians). |
~1,100–1,400 civilians |
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Displacements |
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~50,000 Gazans temporarily displaced |
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Land |
None (Blockade tightened |
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20/ 2009–2020 Standoff and Regional Shifts (Episode)
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~100 killed in rocket attacks and clashes |
~3,000+ killed in Gaza wars (2012, 2014, 2021). |
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Land |
Grew to ~450,000 settlers in West Bank and ~220,000
in East Jerusalem |
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21/ 2014 Gaza War
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
73 killed (67 soldiers, 6 civilians). |
~2,200 killed (including ~1,500 civilians). |
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Displacements |
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~500,000 Gazans displaced |
22/ 2020 Abraham Accords
23/ 2021 Israel-Palestine Crisis
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
13 killed |
~260 killed in Gaza (including ~60 children) |
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Displacements |
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~72,000 Gazans displaced |
24/ 2023 Hamas-Israel War (as of Oct 2025)
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Israel |
Palestine/Arab |
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Casualties |
~1,200+ killed (Oct 7 attack); ~300+ soldiers killed in
Gaza ground operation |
~38,000+ killed in Gaza (per Gaza Health Ministry);
~70% women and children |
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Displacements |
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Gazans: ~1.7 million displaced (85% of population). |
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Land |
Israel reoccupied northern Gaza; no formal annexations yet |
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