Six-Day War
1967 Middle Eastern
The Six-Day War was a 1967 conflict in which Israel fought Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, capturing the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, and Golan Heights in less than a week.
The war reshaped Middle Eastern borders and politics, and the status of territories taken remains contested: The Six-Day War transformed Israel's strategic position.
Contest between dominant nations
- Soviet UnionFormer communist superstate
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- Security CouncilInternational peace oversight body
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
Pan-Arabism · Zionism · Arab-Israeli conflict · arms race · diplomatic crisis · land for peace · nonalignment · international pressure
Egyptian desert landmass
- West BankOccupied Palestinian territories
- Gaza StripDisputed coastal enclave
- East JerusalemOccupied sector of holy city
- Old CityPreserved walled urban center
Suez Canal · Green Line · occupation · annexation · buffer zone · ceasefire lines · settlements · disputed borders
Egyptian leader, 1956-1970
- JuneSixth calendar month
- MiG-21Soviet supersonic fighter aircraft
- preemptive strikeAttack to forestall aggression
- IDFIsrael's national military
Attack to forestall aggression
- air superiorityControl of the sky
- ground offensiveMilitary advance by troops
- tank battlesCombat between armored vehicles
- aerial combatWarfare between aircraft
military campaign · encirclement · rout · surrender · casualties · armor · artillery · paratroopers
One's regular paid work
- refugee crisisMass forced migration situation
- territorial expansionIncreasing a state's domain
- military ruleGovernment by armed forces
- UN peacekeepersInternational soldiers maintaining ceasefires
regional instability · peace negotiations · recognition · normalization
superpower rivalry
Contest between dominant nations
- Soviet UnionFormer communist superstate
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- Security CouncilInternational peace oversight body
ceasefire · Pan-Arabism · Zionism · Arab-Israeli conflict · arms race · diplomatic crisis · land for peace · nonalignment · international pressure
Sinai Peninsula
Egyptian desert landmass
- West BankOccupied Palestinian territories
- Gaza StripDisputed coastal enclave
- East JerusalemOccupied sector of holy city
Old City · Suez Canal · Green Line · occupation · annexation · buffer zone · ceasefire lines · settlements · disputed borders · demilitarized zone
Nasser
Egyptian leader, 1956-1970
- JuneSixth calendar month
- MiG-21Soviet supersonic fighter aircraft
- preemptive strikeAttack to forestall aggression
preemptive strike
Attack to forestall aggression
- air superiorityControl of the sky
- ground offensiveMilitary advance by troops
- tank battlesCombat between armored vehicles
aerial combat · military campaign · encirclement · rout · surrender · casualties · armor · artillery · paratroopers · dogfight
occupation
One's regular paid work
- refugee crisisMass forced migration situation
- territorial expansionIncreasing a state's domain
- military ruleGovernment by armed forces
UN peacekeepers · regional instability · peace negotiations · recognition · normalization
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