▁kept ▁their ▁boundaries . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁however , ▁seven ▁Middle ▁East ▁states ▁gained ▁( or ▁reg ained ) ▁their ▁independence : ▁▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3   – ▁Leb anon ▁▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4   – ▁Sy ria ▁▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 6   – ▁Jordan ▁( B rit ish ▁mand ate ▁ended ) ▁▁ 1 9 4 7   – ▁Ira q ▁( for ces ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁with dra wn ) ▁▁ 1 9 4 7   – ▁Egypt ▁( for ces ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁with dra wn ▁to ▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal ▁area ) ▁▁ 1 9 4 8   – ▁Israel ▁( for ces ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁with dra wn ) ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 0   – ▁Cy pr us ▁ ▁The ▁struggle ▁between ▁the ▁Arab s ▁and ▁the ▁Jews ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁United ▁Nations ▁plan ▁to ▁partition ▁Palest ine . ▁This ▁plan ▁sought ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁Arab ▁state ▁and ▁a ▁separate ▁Jewish ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁narrow ▁space ▁between ▁the ▁Jordan ▁River ▁and ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁The ▁Jewish ▁leaders ▁accepted ▁it , ▁but ▁the ▁Arab ▁leaders ▁rejected ▁this ▁plan . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁when ▁the ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁exp ired , ▁the ▁Z ion ist ▁leadership ▁declared ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel . ▁In