what started the israel palestine conflict

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates back to the end of the nineteenth century when Zionists sought to establish a homeland for the Jewish people in Ottoman-controlled Palestine. The conflict began to escalate in 1947 when the United Nations adopted Resolution 181, known as the Partition Plan, which sought to divide the British Mandate of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states. On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was created, sparking the first Arab-Israeli War. The war ended in 1949 with Israels victory, but 750,000 Palestinians were displaced, and the territory was divided into three parts: the State of Israel, the West Bank (of the Jordan River), and the Gaza Strip. Over the following years, tensions rose in the region, particularly between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. The conflict has continued to escalate over the years, with various military confrontations and skirmishes between Israel and Palestine.