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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 ...
Egypt announced the closure of the Suez Canal to all ships in retaliation for American and British support to Israel during the Six-Day War. [40] It would not reopen until 1975. [41] East Jerusalem was captured in a battle conducted by Israeli forces without the use of artillery, in order to avoid damage to the Holy City. [42] [43]
Yom Kippur War (October 1973) – Fought from 6 to 26 October 1973 by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel as a way of recapturing part of the territories which they lost to the Israelis back in the Six-Day War. The war began with a surprise joint attack by Egypt and Syria on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.
The Six-Day War was fought between June 5 and June 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt (known then as the United Arab Republic, UAR), Jordan, and Syria. The origins of the war include both longstanding and immediate issues.
Six-Day War War of Attrition Ezer Weizman ( Hebrew : עזר ויצמן , romanized : Ezer Vaytsman , pronounced [ˈezeʁ ˈvaitsman] ⓘ ; 15 June 1924 – 24 April 2005) was an Israeli military general and politician who served as the seventh President of Israel , first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998.
During the Six-Day War between Israel and several Arab nations, the United States maintained a neutral country status. [13] Several days before the war began, USS Liberty was ordered to proceed to the eastern Mediterranean area to perform a signals intelligence collection mission in international waters near the north coast of Sinai, Egypt. [14]
During the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel occupied the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, the Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula. The Sinai Peninsula was returned to full sovereignty of Egypt in 1982 as a result of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty.
Azam holds the highest shooting record of Israeli Air Force aircraft until today. Nur Khan, commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Air Force from 1965 to 1969 also participated in the Six-Day War, witnessing dogfights and being remembered by Israeli pilots for his adept aerial skills. [5]