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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 ...
In the disengagements negotiations after the war, Israel and Syria agreed on 31 May 1974, to pull back their respective forces on the Golan Heights to the Purple Line. On the same day, a United Nations buffer zone was set up and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone (UNDOF) was established by the United Nations after the adoption ...
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.
In October and November 1967, the Israeli security cabinet passed resolutions to remove the Green Line from official maps. [24] The decision was classified "top secret" and a media blackout was imposed. [24] Printing of the new maps was delayed until a UN General Assembly meeting finished. [24]
Cho La and Nathu La passes marked on a Survey of India map of 1923. Following the 1962 Sino-Indian War, tensions continued to run high along the Himalayan border shared by India and China. Influenced by its previous defeat, the Indian Army raised a number of new units, nearly doubling their deployed forces along the disputed region.
On another front, Syrian President Hafez al-Assad insisted on the return of the Golan Heights, which the Israelis had captured in the 1967 War, along with an agreeable solution for the Palestinian ...
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]
Operation Junction City was an 82-day military operation conducted by United States and Republic of Vietnam (RVN or South Vietnam) forces against Viet Cong (VC) forces begun on 22 February 1967 during the Vietnam War. It was the first U.S. combat airborne operation since the Korean War and one of the largest Airmobile operations of the war. [8]