PNN – The history of the Zionist regime’s occupation of Palestine since the Nakba has had important milestones, the most important of which is the Al-Aqsa storm operation.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, Al Jazeera news site in an article examined the changes in the behavior of the Zionist regime since the beginning of the occupation in the occupied Palestinian land and listed the turning points of these changes.
“Nakbat” is a term that refers to the mass and forced exodus of Palestinians that took place in 1948 and displaced at least 750,000 Palestinians from their homes. Palestinian people celebrate May 15th as Nakba anniversary every year. On this day, Zionist soldiers and armed groups displaced more than 750,000 Palestinians in order to establish their fake government in Palestinian lands.
Al-Jazeera has further analyzed the most important developments in Palestine since 1917 and the signing of the Balfour Declaration, which is considered a prelude to the creation of the Nakbat:
1917; Balfour Declaration
The Balfour Declaration or Treaty refers to a letter written by British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour on November 2, 1917, to declare support for the establishment of a “national homeland for the Jewish people” in Palestine, which at that time was under the control of the Ottoman Empire and had a Jewish minority. On November 4 of the same year, the British government issued the Balfour Treaty to help establish this homeland under its supervision in Palestine.
Britain ruled Palestine between 1923 and 1948, and during this time, it welcomed the immigration of European Jews and other parts of the world to Palestine and carried out extensive activities in training and equipping Zionist militias in Palestine.
1947; Partition of Palestine
In November 1947, the General Assembly of the United Nations issued a resolution with the approval of 33 countries, the opposition of 13 countries and the abstention of 10 other countries, according to which two independent Arab and Jewish governments will be formed in Palestine, with the international sovereignty under the authority of the United Nations and was based in the city of Quds. A Trusteeship Council was supposed to be formed to manage this country on behalf of the United Nations.
1948; The year of the Nakbat and the transformation of terrorist militias into the government
After the partition of Palestine, Jewish armed groups started the forced migration of more than 750,000 Palestinians. Of these, 280,000 people were transferred to the West Bank, 70,000 people settled in the East Bank, and 190,000 people went to the Gaza Strip. Also, about 100,000 Palestinians were forcibly transferred to Lebanon, 75,000 went to Syria, 7,000 went to Egypt, and 4,000 went to Iraq. The forced exodus of Palestinians from their homes was the beginning of the declaration of the existence of the Zionist state on May 15, 1948.
1956; Three-way aggression of the Zionist regime
On October 29, 1956, the Zionist regime occupied the east of the Suez Canal, the Sinai desert, and the Gaza Strip. British and French forces also joined them on October 31 to overthrow Gamal Abdel Nasser’s rule in Egypt. This action was taken in response to Abdel Nasser’s efforts to internationalize the Suez Canal and continue to support the martyrdom operations of the Palestinians in Gaza.
1967; The 6-day war and the expansion of the borders of the Zionist regime
On June 5, 1967, the Zionist regime launched a military attack on Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan and occupied other parts of the historical lands of Palestine, as well as the Golan Heights in Syria and the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. This war led to the martyrdom of more than 25,000 Arabs and the wounding of 45,000 others, and 6,000 people were captured by the Zionist regime. During this period, 300,000 Palestinians were displaced from the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as 100,000 residents of the Golan and thousands of people from the Sinai Peninsula.
Following this war, the United Nations Security Council approved Resolution 242 on November 22, 1967, in which the Zionist military was asked to withdraw from the lands occupied in the June War.
1987; Stone Intifada
The first Palestinian intifada took place on December 8, 1987, when an Israeli ran over Palestinian workers in the vicinity of a checkpoint with a car. This action caused protests and demonstrations of the Palestinian nation, and these protests turned into an intifada that continued for several years and included most Palestinian groups. The primary weapon of the Palestinians in this intifada was stones, and on the other hand, the Zionist occupiers used all military tools to suppress the protests.
The Stone Intifada continued until 1992, and it was in this year that the negotiations between the Palestinian Liberation Movement and the Zionist regime began and finally led to the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993. The signing of this treaty ended the Stone Intifada. During this intifada, 1,550 Palestinians were martyred and about 70,000 people were injured. During this period, 70 Zionist soldiers and 99 Israeli settlers were killed.
1993; The infamous Oslo treaty
On September 13, 1993, the Palestine Liberation Movement signed the Oslo Accords with the Zionist regime, which stated that the decades of conflict and conflict should be ended and the legitimate and political rights of both sides should be recognized. A transitional autonomous government was supposed to be established in Palestine after Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza and Jericho, and power was to be handed over peacefully from Israeli military and civilian institutions to Palestinian representatives.
After this agreement, the two sides signed the Paris Economic Agreement in July 1994 to define the economic and financial relations between them. Also, the Cairo agreement was signed as a Chinese prelude to the transfer of civilian authority in the West Bank.
In August 1994, other negotiations were held between the two sides and the Oslo II Agreement or the so-called Taba Agreement regarding civil governance in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip was signed on September 28, 1995.
September 2000; Al-Aqsa Intifada
On September 28, 2000, the second Palestinian intifada began after the attack of the former prime minister of this regime, Ariel Sharon, and the forces of the Zionist regime on Al-Aqsa Mosque. As a result of this incident, clashes broke out between the worshipers and the occupying forces, in the end 8 Palestinians were martyred and 250 others were injured. Also, 13 Zionist soldiers were injured in these clashes.
Muhammad al-Dara, a Palestinian child who was martyred in front of his father’s eyes, was identified as a symbol of struggle in the second intifada, and the level of military conflicts between Palestinian groups and the Zionist army expanded.
During this period, the city of Quds witnessed intense conflicts. In the end, this intifada led to the martyrdom of 4,412 people and the wounding of 48,322 people, and on the other side, 1,069 Zionists were killed and 5,504 people were injured.
October 2023; Al-Aqsa storm operation
The military operation of the Palestinian resistance groups in the Gaza Strip against the occupied territories on October 7, 2023 included ground, sea and air attacks, and during this operation, the resistance forces infiltrated the settlements around the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian political leaders in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip agree that the Al-Aqsa storm operation is an unprecedented turning point in the history of resistance and is considered a new stage of the conflict for the liberation of Palestinian lands.