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WEBIsrael is located in a region known historically as Canaan, Palestine, and the Holy Land. In antiquity, it was home to several Canaanite, and later, Israelite and Judahite states, and is referred to as the Land of Israel in Jewish tradition.
Israel | Facts, History, Population, & Map | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Israel is a country in the Middle East, located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Jerusalem is the seat of government and the proclaimed capital, although the latter status has not received wide international recognition. Learn more about Israel, including its history.
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WEB21 hours ago · Cameron: Deal could see thousands of Palestinian prisoners freed; Israel said to drop demand for 40 hostages to 33 after assessing some have died; Blinken: Progress on Israeli-Saudi ties
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WEB5 days ago · Background. Israel has become a regional economic and military powerhouse, leveraging its prosperous high-tech sector, large defense industry, and concerns about Iran to foster partnerships around the world. The State of Israel was established in 1948. The UN General Assembly proposed in 1947 partitioning the British Mandate for Palestine into an Arab and Jewish state.
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WEBIsrael, officially State of Israel, Country, Middle East, at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Area (excludes the West Bank and Gaza Strip): 8,522 sq mi (22,072 sq km). Population (2024 est.) 9,177,000 (excludes Israelis in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ).
Israel country profile - BBC News
WEB13 October 2023. A country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, Israel is the only state in the world with a majority Jewish population. It has been locked in conflict with the...
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WEBThe State of Israel was declared in 1948, after Britain withdrew from its mandate of Palestine. Israel joined the UN in 1949 and saw rapid population growth, primarily due to migration from Europe and the Middle East. The Israeli economy has undergone a dramatic transformation in the last 25 years, led by cutting-edge high-tech sectors.
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WEBIsrael, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
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WEBIsrael ( Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל) officially the State of Israel ( Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל) is a country in southwestern Asia on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea. Israel's population is 9.8 million people, of whom 7 million are Jewish. Almost all the other citizens of Israel are Arab (1.2 million) and include Muslims, Christians, and Druze.
History of Israel - Wikipedia
WEBHistory of Israel - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Prehistory. Canaan. Ancient Israel and Judah. Second Temple period. Late Roman and Byzantine periods. Early Muslim period. Crusades and Mongols. Mamluk period. Ottoman period. Mandatory Palestine. State of Israel. Demographics. See also. Notes. References. Further reading. External links.
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