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Paratroopers at the Western Wall, by David Rubinger. Paratroopers at the Western Wall is an iconic photograph taken on 7 June 1967, by David Rubinger.Shot from a low angle, the photograph depicts three Israeli paratroopers framed against the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, shortly after its capture by Israeli forces in the Six-Day War.
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 ...
David Rubinger (Hebrew: דוד רובינגר; 29 June 1924 – 2 March 2017) [1] [2] was an Israeli photographer and photojournalist.His famous photo of three Israeli paratroopers after the recapture of the Western Wall has become an iconic image of the Six-Day War. [3]
Pages in category "Six-Day War" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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 Yom Kippur War of 1973, Rephidim was once again at the forefront of fighting between Israel and Egypt. Although a heightened state of alert had been declared throughout the IAF on October 5, [ 19 ] Rephidim was ill-prepared for the Egyptian attack which launched the war. 16 Su-7s, escorted by 6 MiG-21s, struck the field at 14:00 on ...
Cohen was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to a family of Mizrahi Jews.His father had immigrated from Aleppo in the Ottoman Empire in 1914. Deeply committed to Judaism, Cohen had planned in his youth to become a rabbi with guidance from Moise Ventura [] (1893–1978), Alexandria's Chief Rabbi, [4] but the city's yeshiva soon closed down, [5] prompting him to pursue higher education at Cairo University.
The Battle of Abu-Ageila (also known as the Battle of Umm-Qatef; [3] Hebrew: קְרַב אוֹם־כָּתֵף) was a military confrontation between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian Army in the Six-Day War of June 1967. The decisive defeat of the Egyptians was critical to the eventual loss of the entire Sinai Peninsula to Israel.