This document provides a summary of the Israel-Palestine crisis, including the geographical and historical background, major wars between Israel and Arab countries, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the recent attack on a freedom flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. It notes the emergence of Zionism, the UN's role in 1947, wars in 1948-49, 1956, 1967, 1973-74, and the current blockade and destruction of infrastructure in Gaza. It also describes the 2010 attack on a flotilla off the Gaza coast where 19 were killed and 80 injured while attempting to deliver over 10,000 tons of aid to Gaza.