What was the Six-Days war?
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What was the six-day war?

In 1967, More than fifty years down the line, war broke out between Israel and its neighboring countries. The historical moment of the six-day war is also quite famously known as various other names such as the June War or Third Arab-Israeli War or Naksah. The brief war began on June 5 and lasted till June 10, 1967. It is considered as the third ward that took place among Arab and Israel countries.

The war event lasted for nearly six-day; however, its after-effects are lingering till the current day. The war broke out majorly between Israel and its neighboring countries, such as the Arab states of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan.

Since then, a kind of diplomatic friction and skirmishes has followed among Israel and its neighbors. Israel’s defense forces drove preemptive airstrikes on Egypt’s surface and its allies and maimed their air.

Following the airstrike, Israel then staged a successful offensive terrain. It captured the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip from Egypt, Judea and Samaria and East Jerusalem from Jordan, and Golan Heights from Syria.

The war ended when the U.N. intervened with a ceasefire. The U.N. intervention did stop the battle; however, it significantly changed the Mideast map and gave ascent to immense geopolitical friction.

Egyptian Air Force Airport following the Israeli Air Force’s launching attack

Why did the six-day war happen?

Eleven years have passed between the Sinai War in 1956 (Suez crisis) and the Six-Day War. Still, as in the period between the War of Independence and the Sinai War, the Arab states have taken advantage of continuing war preparations or war actions on Israel to destroy it.

Some of the measures were carried out over the years, and some were carried out close to the Six-Days war and were the grounds for the outbreak of the war:

In contravention of international law, Syria began work to divert Jordan’s waters that flattened it to prevent water from entering Israel. Establishment of the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) terrorist organization whose entire purpose is the indiscriminate murder of Jews within the State of Israel, to lead the country’s demise. Later, the terrorist organization led by the arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat will claim that the whole purpose is to establish a Palestinian Arab state in Judea and Samaria. In those days, Judea and Samaria were held by Jordan, and no request or demand was made for the establishment of a state in Judea and Samaria. The reason was simple; the Palestinian Arabs saw Jordan as their state and saw no need to ask for another state. Establish a joint command for the Arab states to strengthen their military force. The entry of Western Saudi and Iraqi military forces into Jordan to increase its military force against Israel. Since Jordan ruled Judea and Samaria and had geographical control all over the center of the country, there was a concern that Jordan was planning to invade the coastal plain, in an area where Israel is no more than 15 kilometers wide, and cut the State of Israel in half. Repeated bombings, from the Golan Heights, by the Syrian army on villages and kibbutzim in northern Israel. Blocking the Straits of Tiran (maritime access to Israel from the south) and imposing a siege on Israel. The same move Nasser made before the Sinai war in 1956. The concentration of large military forces in the Sinai Peninsula and the deportation of UN forces there. Two actions that clearly indicated Egypt’s offensive intentions. This act forced Israel to mobilize many reserve forces, which led to the Israeli economy paralyzing.

An Israeli gunboat passes through the Straits of Tiran near Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Who started the six-day war?

The last two events (6 and 7) in May 1967 put Israel’s State into a period called the “waiting period.” A military choking ring that is tightening around the State of Israel with a clear desire to eliminate it.

The diplomats’ attempts to open the Straits of Tiran failed. The State of Israel was less than twenty years old, and many of its inhabitants were Holocaust survivors who survived the German inferno.

The Jewish public’s feeling was very harsh, and many feared that the end of the State of Israel was approaching.

On June 5, 1967, with no choice, the Israel Defense Forces initially commenced their focussed operation of coordinating an aerial attack on Egypt to remove the blockade and extermination threats.

Somewhere around 200 aircraft were fled from Israel and swooped in the west direction over the Mediterranean before converging on Egypt from the north. After capturing the Egyptians in astonishment, afterward, they assaulted eighteen several airfields and reduced somewhat 90 percent of Egypt’s air force as it hit rock bottom.

Moreover, once the air force of Egypt was eliminated, then Israel continued to increase the extent of its attack and decimated Jordan’s air force, Syria’s air force, and Iraq’s air force. At last, by the last hour of the day on June 5, Israeli pilots had absolute control over the Middle East’s skies.

Israel announced the victory of securing the air superiority; however, the bloody battle and its horrifying events continued for a few more days. The initial war in the territory of Egypt commenced on June 5. In concord with the airstrikes, Israel’s assets and infantry attacked over the border and into the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip.

Though the Egyptian forces tried their best to put up an active and strong resistance, however, at last, they fell into disorder and chaos once Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer announced the retreat.

In the next few days, Israeli forces were devotional to pursue the routed Egyptians over the Sinai, striking several casualties. The second round of the six-day war battle began on June 5, when Jordan started shelling Israel’s posted army in Jerusalem after reacting to an Egyptian victory’s fake statement.

Israeli’s gave a response with a horrifying attack on East Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria. On the last day of this bloody battle, June 7, 1967, The troops of Israel captured the City of Jerusalem, announced their victory, and celebrated by praying at the Western Wall.

The most iconic and famous photo of the Six-Days war

Where did the six-day war take place?

The war took place on three different fronts. On the southern front, Israel fought with Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip. On the Eastern Front, Israel fought in Jordan, Judea, Samaria, and East Jerusalem. On the northern front, Israel fought Syria in the Golan Heights.

Six-day war combatants

Israel — Egypt

The battles of the Six-Day War were divided into air battles and ground battles. As described earlier, the air battles took place on the first day of the war and gave Israel complete air control throughout the war. The ground battles also began on the first day of the war. On Monday morning, the day the war began, three IDF divisions invaded the Sinai Peninsula. Within four days, the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip located between Israel and Egypt were captured.