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  1948 Arab–Israeli War Main article:  1948 Arab-Israeli War Following the  Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel  on 14 May 1948, the Arab League decided to intervene on behalf of Palestinian Arabs, marching their forces into former British Palestine, beginning the main phase of the  1948 Arab–Israeli War . [35]  The overall fighting, leading to around 15,000 casualties, resulted in cease-fire and armistice agreements of 1949, with Israel holding much of the former Mandate territory, Jordan occupying and later annexing the  West Bank  and Egypt taking over the Gaza Strip, where the  All-Palestine Government  was declared by the Arab League on 22 September 1948. [28] 1956 Arab–Israeli War Main article:  1956 Suez Crisis Through the 1950s, Jordan and Egypt supported the  Palestinian Fedayeen  militants' cross-border attacks into Israel, while Israel carried out  its own reprisal operations  in the host countries. The  1956 Suez Crisis  resulted in a short-term Isra
Most Blessed and Beautiful Places The most beautiful places in the world include: 1- Misjid Ul Harem (Mecca)  Reference 2- Misjid Ul Harem (Madina)  Reference 3- Masjid Kairouan (Tunisia)  Reference 4- Harem Al-Sharif (Jeruselam)  Reference 5- Masjid Ummayad (Syria)  Reference 1. Mecca, Saudi Arabia Of course, Mecca tops the list. This most holy city was the birthplace of Muhammad, around A.D. 570, but it was sacred even before he came along. Adam and Abraham, potent figures from the Abrahamic traditions, have strong links to the city. Abraham’s life, in particular, was a series of trials of his faith in God, and these inspire some of the ceremonies that Muslims perform during the hajj (pilgrimage), such as sacrificing an animal and sharing the meat with the poor. The city’s centerpiece is an ancient granite cube, the Kaaba, standing within the Holy Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) and covered by the kiswa, a black cloth woven with verses from the Quran. Muslims across the globe bow in prayer