Israel

Historical eventNovember 142012

Israel

Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip in response to an escalation of rocket attacks by Hamas.

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When
Wednesday, November 14 201214 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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At a glance

Dates: From 1948-05-14.

Place: Southern Levant, Israel.

Type: Mediterranean country, country, region, and sovereign state.

Founded / initiated by: David Ben-Gurion.

What came before

Part of: Middle East, West Asia, and Asia.

What happened

History Main article: History of Israel Further information: History of Israel (1948–present) For a chronological guide, see Timeline of Israeli history . Prehistory Further information: Prehistory of the Levant The Ubeidiya prehistoric site in northern Israel shows the presence of archaic humans around 1.5 million years ago. [ 1 ] The second-oldest evidence of anatomically modern humans outside Africa is a 200,000-year-old fossil from Misliya Cave on Mount Carmel. [ 2 ] The Natufian culture ( c.

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel's western coast lies on the Mediterranean Sea, its southern tip reaches the Red Sea, and to the east is Earth's lowest point near the Dead Sea. Jerusalem is the government seat and proclaimed capital, while Tel Aviv is Israel's largest urban area and economic centre.

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November 14 2012 — 14 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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