1917: The Balfour Declaration.

1922: The British Mandate - Great Britain administers the area referred to as “Palestine” – which includes present day Jordan – following the defeat of Turkey in the First World War.

1947: The United Nations approves a partition plan to create a Jewish and an Arab State.

1948: Israel proclaims its independence, and fights the War of Independence.

1949: Armistice Agreement.

1956: Sinai-Suez Campaign.

1967: The Six Day War.

1968: War of Attrition.

1973: The Yom Kippur War.

1978: The Camp David Accords.

1982: Operation 'Peace for Galilee.'

1984: Operation Moses.

1987: The First Intifada.

1991: Operation Solomon.

1993: The Oslo Accords.

1994: Israel and Jordan sign peace treaty.

2000: Camp David Summit.

2000: The Second Intifada.

2003: Construction of Israel's security fence.

2005: Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip.

2006: The Second Lebanon War.

2008: The Gaza War (Operation Cast Lead).

2014: Operation Protective Edge.