ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Timeline of the Palestine region

Alright kiddo, I'm going to explain the timeline of the Palestine region to you in a way that you can understand, so let's begin.

Long time ago, many, many years ago the Palestine region was inhabited by people called Canaanites. They built cities, grew crops, and had their own culture. Later on, many other groups of people came to the region, such as the Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans.

Around 1948, after World War II, the British, who controlled the land, decided to leave. This led to a conflict between the Jews and the Arabs who both wanted to take control of the region. The Jewish people wanted to create their own state called Israel, in the area where they had lived for centuries before being forced out by other people. The Arabs felt that they had been living in Palestine for generations and that it was their land. This dispute led to a series of wars, which still continues today.

So, in conclusion, the Palestine region has a long and complicated history with many different groups of people coming and going. It has been a place of conflict for a very long time, and the struggle for control continues to this day between the Jewish people and the Arabs.