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| Battle of Faluja Nasser, Gamal Abdel |  |
| Faluja Receives serious wounds during the battle of Faluja |
| Defeat Farouk I | |
| Farouk I loses the support of the Army |
| Independence Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| Heads a group of officers dedicated to Egyptian nationalism |
| Independence Ben-Gurion, David |  |
| Jerusalem Declares the State of Israel |
| 14th May Britain surrenders it's mandate over Palestine |
| Independence Ben-Zvi, Yitzhak | |
| 14th May Signs the Declaration of Independence |
| Invasion of Israel Farouk I | |
| Israel gains more land than had been allocated to it by the UN Palestine resolution of World for the year 1947">1947 |
| Invasion of Israel Ben-Gurion, David | |
| 15th May The Arabs invade Israel on the day the British mandate ends |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Sharett, Moshe | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Party Leader Begin, Menachem | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Herut Party |
| President Weizmann, Chaim Azriel | |
| Jerusalem Appointed President of Israel |
| Jerusalem Appointed provisional President of Israel |
| Prime Minister Ben-Gurion, David | |
| Jerusalem Appointed Prime Minister of Israel, 1st term |
| 15th May 1st day of the War of Independence |
| Rule of Gaza Farouk I | |
| Gaza After the Armistice with Israel Egypt retains the Gaza Strip |
| Rule of Jerusalem Ben-Gurion, David | |
| Jerusalem Jerusalem is divided with Jordan ruling the east & Israel the west of the city |