Event
1967 war
War of 5 to 10 June 1967 in which Israel took the Sinai, Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
- Dates
- 5–10 Jun 1967
- Also known as
- Six-Day War, June 1967 war
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involved
- Soviet Union gave Syria and Egypt a report the State Department calls false According to United States government Primary record 1
- Egypt demanded UNEF's withdrawal and announced closure of the Straits of Tiran According to United States government Primary record 1
- Israel struck and, in six days, occupied the Sinai, Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, in the State Department's word According to United States government Primary record 1
- West Bank occupied by Israel from June 1967 Primary record 1
- Gaza Strip occupied by Israel from June 1967 Primary record 1
- Jerusalem East Jerusalem occupied by Israel from June 1967 Primary record 1
- Egypt sent troops into the Sinai in May 1967 Primary record 1
led to
- UN Security Council Resolution 242 Primary record 2
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Khartoum Resolutions
Primary record
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The Khartoum text uses the word "aggression" for Israel's actions: it is the Arab summit's own term.
Timeline 1 date
- 5–10 Jun 1967 1967 war
Proof 3 sources
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The 1967 Arab-Israeli War (Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian.
Primary record
On May 13, 1967, Soviet officials informed the Syrian and Egyptian Governments that Israel had massed troops on Syria’s border. Though the report was false, Nasser sent large numbers of Egyptian soldiers into the Sinai anyway.
On May 16, Egypt demanded that the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF)
on May 22, after UNEF withdrew, he announced that he would close the Straits.
Jordan joined the Arab coalition, heightening the pressure for an Israeli strike.
Between June 5 and June 10, Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan, and Syria and occupied the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights.
Nasser sent large numbers of Egyptian soldiers into the Sinai
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 242, 22 November 1967, The Avalon Project, Yale Law School, 22 Nov 1967.
Primary record
Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict
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The Khartoum Resolutions, 1 September 1967, The Avalon Project, Yale Law School, 1 Sep 1967.
Primary record
the withdrawal of the aggressive Israeli forces from the Arab lands which have been occupied since the aggression of June 5.
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