The
Israeli–Palestinian conflict (
al-Niza'a al'Filastini al 'Israili;
Ha'Sikhsukh Ha'Yisraeli-Falestini) is the ongoing struggle between
Israelis and
Palestinians that began in the mid-20th century. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is sometimes also used in reference to the earlier
sectarian conflict in Mandatory Palestine, between the Jewish
yishuv and the Arab population under British rule. The Israeli–Palestinian conflict has formed the core part of the wider
Arab–Israeli conflict. It has been referred to as the world's "most intractable conflict".