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Outbreak of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

On May 15, 1948, armies from Egypt, Transjordan (Jordan), Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq launched military intervention into the territory of the former British Mandate of Palestine, marking the start of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Outbreak of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

The invasion immediately challenged President Truman's recent recognition of Israel, created a major Middle East conflict with large refugee flows, and shaped U.S. diplomatic and strategic calculations in the region for decades.

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