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Six-Day War Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict A map of military movements during the conflict. Israel proper is shown in royal blue 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 changes Israel occupies a total of 70,000 km 2 (27,000 sq mi) of territory: The Golan Heights from ...
The peace accord at the end of the 1948 war had established demilitarized zones (DMZs) between Israel and Syria. [28] [29] 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. [30]
The 1982 Lebanon war began on 6 June 1982, [48] when Israel invaded again for the purpose of attacking the Palestine Liberation Organization. The Israeli army laid siege to Beirut. During the conflict, according to Lebanese sources, between 15,000 and 20,000 people were killed, mostly civilians.
Since that time, violence has returned, with Israel declaring war on Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006 and launching repeated assaults on Hamas in Gaza, including Operation Cast Lead (2008), Operation ...
Following the 1967 war, in which the Israeli army occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip, a military administration over the Palestinian population was put in place. In 1993, Israel gave autonomy to the people of Gaza and completely disengaged from Gaza in 2005.
Israel has been involved in a number of wars and large-scale military operations, including: 1948 Arab–Israeli War (November 1947 – July 1949) – Started as 6 months of civil war between Jewish and Arab militias when the mandate period in Palestine was ending and turned into a regular war after the establishment of Israel and the intervention of several Arab armies.
In 2006, war erupted in Lebanon again when Hezbollah militants captured two Israeli soldiers and Israel retaliated. In 2005 Israel quit Gaza, which it had captured from Egypt in 1967.
In a 1967 war, Israel captured the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, from Jordan and Gaza from Egypt, securing control of all territory from the Mediterranean to the Jordan valley.