The
Six-Day War, also known as the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, the Third
Arab-Israeli War, Six Days' War, an‑Naksah (The Setback), or the June
War, was fought between Israel and Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and
Syria. The nations of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco and
Algeria also contributed troops and arms to the Arab forces.
In May
1967, Egypt's president Nasser expelled the United Nations Emergency
Force (UNEF) from the Sinai Peninsula. The peacekeeping force had been
stationed there since 1957, following a British-French-Israeli invasion
which was launched during the Suez Crisis. Egypt amassed 1,000 tanks and
nearly 100,000 soldiers on the border and closed the Straits of Tiran
to all ships flying Israeli flags or carrying strategic materials,
receiving strong support from other Arab countries. On June 5, 1967,
Israel launched a pre-emptive attack against Egypt's airforce. Jordan,
which had signed a mutual defence treaty with Egypt on May 30, then
attacked western Jerusalem and Netanya. At the war's end, Israel had
gained control of the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank,
East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights. The results of the war affect the
geopolitics of the region to this day.
Source: Wikipedia