The first Arab-Israeli war broke out in 1948 after Israel declared statehood, capturing some 78 percent of the land, with the remaining areas of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza coming under Egyptian and Jordanian control.
Dagaalkii koowaad ee dhexmaray Carabta iyo Israa'iil ee qarxay sannadkii 1948 kadib markii Israa'iil ku dhawaaqday qaranimadeeda, ayaa keenay in ay qabsato boqolkiiba 78 dhulka, waxaanna inta soo hadhay ee ka koobnayd deegaannada Daanta Galbeed, Bariga Qudus iyo Marinka Gaza ay gacanta ku hayeen dawladdaha Masar iyo Joordan.