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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instanceOf Arab–Israeli war
international armed conflict
war
alsoKnownAs Six-Day War
surface form: 1967 Arab–Israeli War

June War
Six-Day War
surface form: 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
endDate 1967-06-10
followedBy War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War
impact influenced subsequent peace processes between Israel and Arab states
reshaped regional politics in the Middle East
location East Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
Middle East
Sinai Peninsula
West Bank
notableEvent Israeli advance to Suez Canal
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
precededBy Suez Crisis
result Israeli military victory
ceasefire brokered by United Nations
startDate 1967-06-05
supporter Algeria
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
year 1967

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Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem partOfCampaign Six-Day War
this entity surface form: Israeli Eastern Front operations in 1967
Royal Jordanian Air Force conflict Six-Day War
UNEF significantEvent Six-Day War
subject surface form: United Nations Emergency Force
Israel–Egypt border relatedWar Six-Day War
June War hasAlias Six-Day War
June War hasAlias Six-Day War
this entity surface form: 1967 Arab–Israeli War
June War alsoKnownAs Six-Day War
this entity surface form: June 1967 War
Chaim Herzog conflict Six-Day War
Levi Eshkol wasInOfficeDuring Six-Day War
Israeli Air Force conflict Six-Day War
T-54 tank usedInConflict Six-Day War
Suez Canal front formedAfter Six-Day War
Suez Canal front relatedConflict Six-Day War
Ehud Barak conflict Six-Day War
Ramadan War precededBy Six-Day War
David Elazar conflict Six-Day War
Arab Cold War notableEvent Six-Day War
this entity surface form: 1967 Six-Day War
Syrian Arab Air Force conflict Six-Day War
Peter Jennings coveredConflict Six-Day War
Ariel Sharon participatedIn Six-Day War
Mustafa Tlass participatedIn Six-Day War
this entity surface form: 1967 Six-Day War
SA-2 Guideline usedIn Six-Day War
Ehud Olmert conflict Six-Day War
Ahmad Shukeiri notableEvent Six-Day War
Israel–United States relations hasKeyEvent Six-Day War
this entity surface form: Six-Day War 1967
20th century hasMajorEvent Six-Day War
Gazans historicalEventImpact Six-Day War
this entity surface form: 1967 Six-Day War
Rafael Eitan conflict Six-Day War
Habis al-Majali participatedIn Six-Day War
Gush Etzion recapturedInConflict Six-Day War
Golan Heights Law relatedEvent Six-Day War
FAL usedInConflict Six-Day War
subject surface form: FN FAL
IDF conflict Six-Day War
subject surface form: Israel Defense Forces
Mandelbaum Gate demolishedAfter Six-Day War
Mandelbaum Gate crossing point in divided Jerusalem usedUntil Six-Day War
subject surface form: Mandelbaum Gate
Mandelbaum Gate crossing point in divided Jerusalem demolishedAfter Six-Day War
subject surface form: Mandelbaum Gate
Ezer Weizman conflict Six-Day War
Yair Shamir participatedIn Six-Day War