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The War over Water, also known as the Battle over Water, was a series of confrontations between Israel and its Arab neighbors from November 1964 to May 1967 over control of water sources in the Jordan River drainage basin.
The Jordanian campaign of 1967 was part of the broader Six-Day War, in which Israel defeated Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. For Israel, it was the most significant part of the war, as it resulted in the capture of many Jewish monuments by the Israelis.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Six-Day War Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict A map of military movements during the conflict. Israel proper is shown in dark green and territories occupied by Israel are shown in various shades of green Date 5–10 June 1967 (6 days) Location Middle East Result Israeli victory Territorial ...
This is a list of wars involving the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and its predecessor states. Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946) ... Six-Day War (1967)
The Jordan River or River ... was crucial in the 1967 and 1973 ... Conflict about the waters of the Jordan River was a contributing factor to the Six-Day War when, ...
The peace accord at the end of the 1948 war had established demilitarized zones (DMZs) between Israel and Syria. [29] [30] However, as recalled by UN military forces officers such as Odd Bull and Carl von Horn, Israelis gradually took over portions of the zone, evicting Arab villagers and demolishing their homes; these actions incurred protests from the UN Security Council. [31]
The 55,000-man Jordanian Army was divided into the Eastern and Western commands, with the division marked by the Jordan River. In June 1967, the bulk of the Jordanian forces was deployed in the West Bank in two main areas: in Samaria in the north, based in and around the towns of Jenin and Nablus and in the south in the area from Ramallah ...
Jordan signed a mutual defense pact in May 1967 with Egypt, and it participated, along with Syria, Egypt, and Iraq in the Six-Day War of June 1967 against Israel. During the war, Israel took control of East Jerusalem and West Bank, leading to another major influx of Palestinian refugees into Jordan.