Original sentence: Israeli forces occupied the eastern half of Jerusalem, including the holiest of Jewish religious sites, the Western Wall of the ancient Temple.The Palestine Liberation Organisation, created in 1965 as an Egyptian-controlled propaganda device, took on new life as an autonomous movement led by Yasser Arafat, and soon turned to terrorism as its principal means of struggle.The majority of the Arab population having either fled or been expelled during the War of Independence, Jews were now a majority of the population within the 1948 ceasefire lines, which became Israel's de facto borders until 1967.They also took over the remaining territories of pre-1948 Palestine, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (from Egypt).This, together with the influx of Jewish refugees from Europe and the later flood of expelled Jews from Arab countries, had the effect of creating a large and apparently permanent Jewish majority in Israel
Edited sentence: The Gaza strip area was taken by Egypt.The Palestine Liberation Organisation, created in 1964 by the Arab League, took on new life as an autonomous movement led by Yasser Arafat, and soon turned to armed resistance as its principal means of struggle.The area known as the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, were taken by Jordan and immediately annexed.They also captured the rest of the West Bank from Jordan, and the Gaza Strip (from Egypt).This, together with the influx of Jewish refugees from Europe and the later flood of 750,000 expelled Jews from Arab countries, had the effect of creating a large and apparently permanent Jewish majority in Israel.Under imminant threat of attack, Israeli forces captured the eastern half of Jerusalem from Jordan, including the holiest of Jewish religious sites, the Western Wall of the ancient Temple.With the majority of the Arab population, approximately 500,000, following Arab government orders to evacuate during the War of Independence, Jews were now a majority of the population within the 1948 ceasefire lines, which became Israel's de facto borders until 1967