How did Arab nations respond to the creation of Israel?

They agreed to the UN Partition Plan.

They engaged in four wars against Israel.

They petitioned the United Nations to limit the size of Israel

They occupied large parts of Israeli territory.

They engaged in four wars against Israel.

Immediately after Israel declared itself an independent nation (free of British mandate control), a coalition of Arab states attacked, in 1948. Another war over the Suez Canal zone followed in 1956 - - though that was more a direct matter between Egypt and Israel (as well as Britain and France). Further wars between Israel and Arab neighboring states occurred in 1967 (the Six Day War) and 1973 (the Ramadan or Yom Kippur War).