Six-Day War
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The Six-Day War was a brief but pivotal 1967 conflict in which Israel fought neighboring Arab states, dramatically redrawing Middle Eastern borders and reshaping regional politics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab–Israeli war
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international armed conflict → war → |
| alsoKnownAs |
1967 Arab–Israeli War
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June War → Third Arab–Israeli War → |
| belligerent |
Egypt
→
Israel → Jordan → Syria → |
| cause |
Egyptian closure of Straits of Tiran
→
Egyptian troop buildup in Sinai → escalating border clashes between Israel and Arab states → expulsion of UN Emergency Force from Sinai → |
| combatantCommander |
Gamal Abdel Nasser
→
Levi Eshkol → Moshe Dayan → Yitzhak Rabin → |
| consequence |
Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem
→
Israeli occupation of Gaza Strip → Israeli occupation of Golan Heights → Israeli occupation of Sinai Peninsula → Israeli occupation of West Bank → heightened Arab–Israeli tensions → large increase in Palestinian refugee population → major shift in Middle East borders → |
| duration |
6 days
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| endDate |
1967-06-10
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| followedBy |
War of Attrition
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Yom Kippur War → |
| impact |
influenced subsequent peace processes between Israel and Arab states
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reshaped regional politics in the Middle East → |
| location |
East Jerusalem
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Gaza Strip → Golan Heights → Middle East → Sinai Peninsula → West Bank → |
| notableEvent |
Israeli advance to Suez Canal
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Israeli capture of Golan Heights from Syria → Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem → Israeli preemptive air strike on Egyptian air force → |
| partOf |
Arab–Israeli conflict
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|
| precededBy |
Suez Crisis
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|
| result |
Israeli military victory
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ceasefire brokered by United Nations → |
| startDate |
1967-06-05
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|
| supporter |
Algeria
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Iraq → Kuwait → Saudi Arabia → |
| year |
1967
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