On the 15th of May, Five Arab armies attack the infant State of Israel. Jordan captures the eastern part of Jerusalem and Israel’s historical heartland, Judea and Samaria. The Jordanians expel or kill the Jews in the territory they conquer, and desecrate the Jewish holy sites. They annexe the territory and rename it ‘the West Bank of Jordan. Their sovereignty over the territory is not recognised by any nation other than Britain and Pakistan. Egypt claims sovereignty over the Gaza Strip.