Israel launches a full-scale attack on Egypt,…

June 1967 CE

Israel launches a full-scale attack on Egypt, Jordan, and Syria on the morning of June 5, 1967.

In three hours, at least three hundred of Egypt's four hundred and thirty combat aircraft are destroyed, many on the ground as the pilots had not had time to take off.

Israeli ground forces start a lightning strike into Sinai and by June 8 have reached the Suez Canal.

On this day, both sides accept a UN Security Council call for a cease-fire.

By June 11, the Arab defeat is total; Israel now holds all of historic Palestine, including the Old City of Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, as well as Sinai and part of the Golan Heights of Syria.

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Cairo > Al-Qahirah Al-Qahirah Egypt View →

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Golan Heights View → Arab people View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Arab nationalism View → Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or Soviet Union View → Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of View → United Nations, The (U.N.) View → Arab League, or League of Arab States View → Syria, or Syrian Arab Republic View → Palestinians View → Israel View → Gaza Strip View → West Bank View → Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of View → Egypt, Arab Republic of View → Fatah View → Iraq, First Republic of View → United Arab Republic (U.A.R.; Arab Republic of Egypt) View → PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) View →

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Cold War View → Six-Day War View →

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Conflict View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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