Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem

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The Israeli capture of the Old City of Jerusalem was a pivotal 1967 military operation during the Six-Day War that brought East Jerusalem, including its religious and historic sites, under Israeli control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military operation
aftermath Israel extended law and administration to East Jerusalem
UN Security Council addressed status of Jerusalem
alsoKnownAs Capture of the Old City
Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem
surface form: Conquest of the Old City of Jerusalem
belligerentCommander Abdullah el-Tell
Mordechai Gur
Uzi Narkiss
chronologyWithinWar occurred on third day of Six-Day War
combatant Israel
Jordan
conflict Six-Day War
country Jordan
date 1967-06-07
endDate 1967-06-07
followedBy Israeli annexation of East Jerusalem
Israeli control of Temple Mount
Israeli control of Western Wall
languageOfFictionalName Hebrew
location East Jerusalem
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
militaryUnit 55th Paratroopers Brigade
Israel Defense Forces
surface form: Israeli Defense Forces
notableFigure Moshe Dayan
Yitzhak Rabin
notableQuote "Har HaBayit beYadeinu" ("The Temple Mount is in our hands")
opponent Arab Legion
Jordanian Armed Forces
partOf Six-Day War
partOfCampaign Six-Day War
surface form: Israeli Eastern Front operations in 1967
precededBy Battle for Ammunition Hill
relatedResolution UN Security Council Resolution 242
religiousSiteAffected Al-Aqsa Mosque
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Dome of the Rock
Temple Mount
Western Wall
result Israeli victory
significance brought East Jerusalem under Israeli control
Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem self-linksurface differs
surface form: brought Old City of Jerusalem under Israeli control

enabled Jewish access to Western Wall after 1948–1967 ban
pivotal event in Arab–Israeli conflict
startDate 1967-06-07
territorialChange Israel captured East Jerusalem from Jordan
Israel captured the Old City of Jerusalem
year 1967

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Six-Day War notableEvent Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem
Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem significance Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: brought Old City of Jerusalem under Israeli control
Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem alsoKnownAs Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem
this entity surface form: Conquest of the Old City of Jerusalem
siege of Jerusalem result Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem
this entity surface form: West Jerusalem was cut off and encircled for a prolonged period