The Arab-Israeli War is a term used to describe a series of conflicts between Israel and Arab nations over a period of decades. It has been referred to by different names depending on the perspective of the source. Some synonyms that have been used include the Six-Day War, the 1948 Palestine War, the Yom Kippur War, the War of Independence, the Nakba, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Each of these names implies a particular framing of the conflict, focusing on different aspects of the conflict, such as the length of the war, the disputed territories, or the ideological differences driving the conflict.