What is Palestine and who are Palestinians?
PALESTINE has been marred by conflict for years as tensions with Israel continue to rage on in the modern day.
But what is Palestine and why has with ? Here's what you need to know.
In effect, the current borders blurs or constrains the boundaries of any future Palestinian state.
1948 - As British rulers leave, the Jewish leaders living there declared the creation of the state of Israel.
However, many Arabs already living in the area objected to this and war between the two parties followed.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were forced out of their homes in the process in what they the call 'The Catastrophe.'
1949 - By the time the fighting ended in a ceasefire the following year, Israel controlled most of the territory.
1967 - After another war, Israel then fully occupied the Palestinian areas where their troops remained for many years.
Neither they nor their descendants have been allowed by Israel to return to their homes.
This is because Israel believes this would overwhelm the country and threaten its existence as a Jewish state.
Israel claims the whole of Jerusalem as its capital, while the Palestinians claim East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
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In the past 50 years Israel has built settlements in these areas, where more than 600,000 Jews now live.
Palestinians say these are illegal under international law and are obstacles to peace, but Israel denies this.