Im not proposing a total rewrite just to condense the main points so you dont have to remove that one paragraph in its entirety Im proposing LingNutLite I just dont think removing that whole paragraph is the best solution I want to condense it to just the main points leaving certain details for further discussion in the body Heres what I propose so far  The Six Day War or June War also known as the  ArabIsraeli war or the Third ArabIsraeli War was fought between  June and  June  by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt then the United Arab Republic UAR Jordan and Syria At the wars end Israel had seized the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan and the Golan Heights from Syria  After the  Suez Crisis Egypt agreed to the stationing of a United Nations Emergency Force UNEF in the Sinai to ensure compliance with the armistice agreement and prevent raids across the border  On  November  Syria signed a mutual defense agreement with Egypt Nine days later Israel attacked the city of asSamu in the Jordanian occupied West Bank in response to raids from the fedayeen group Fatah King Hussein of Jordan criticized President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt for failing to come to Jordans aid and hiding behind UNEF skirts I checked Oren p  and theres no mention of this on that page please help double check source and find reference  possible later printing is different I have  first edition  On  May  Nasser began sending Egyptian forces into the Sinai Peninsula Two days later he requested and obtained the withdrawal of UNEF from Egyptian territory Israel rejected a proposal to restation UNEF on its side of the border Egyptian forces replaced UNEF positions at Sharm elSheikh in the southern Sinai overlooking the Straits of Tiran Between  and  May Israel reiterated declarations made in  that any closure of the Straits would be considered as a cassus belli or justification for war Nasser declared the Straits closed to Israeli shipping on  May On  June Israel formed a National Unity Government by widening its cabinet and on  June the decision was made to go to war The next morning Israel launched Operation Focus a largescale surprise air strike that was the opening of the Six Day War  I think following this since the lede really only mentions the war between Israel and Egypt there should be a brief discussion of the Jordan and Syria fronts as well With this slimmer version it should be possible to fit that in at least briefly Let me know what you think