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What is the basis of the conflict over the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?

The conflict over the Gaza Strip and the West Bank involves Jewish and Arab claims to the same lands in the Palestine region, which was under British control for thirty years (1917–47). The Gaza Strip is a tiny piece of territory along the eastern Mediterranean Sea and adjacent to Egypt. After the nation of Israel was established and boundaries were determined by the United Nations (UN; an international organization that promotes peace and democracy) in 1947, the Gaza Strip, which was bounded on two sides by the new Israel, came under Egyptian control. The Arab-Israeli war of 1967 resulted in Israel taking over and occupying Gaza. Unrest continued, and in 1987 and 1988 the region was the site of Arab uprisings known as the Intifada. An historic accord (formal agreement) between the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO; a...

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