Israel has experienced a tumultuous and often violent existence over its 60 years as a nation. Click on the links below to watch and read key events in its history since its creation in 1948.
1948 Israel declares independence as British leave Palestine
1956 Secret ploy to thwart Egyptian blockade backfires
1967 Israel extends its territory dramatically after strike
1973 Egypt in surprise attack over Suez on Yom Kippur
1977 - 1979 Agreement over Sinai signals end to 30 years of war
1982 Israel turns attention to Palestinian targets
1987 Palestinians revolt against Israeli rule
1993 PLO eyes political benefits of two-state solution
2000 Peace talks fail and trigger fresh bloodshed
2005 Wall goes up as Israel pulls out of Gaza
2006 Ambush sparks new conflict with Hezbollah
2008 Democratic, prosperous, but still on a knife-edge
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