Six-Day War; Israel Occupies West Bank, Gaza, Sinai, Golan Heights
June 5–10, 1967 · 20th Century
On June 5, 1967, Israel launched a preemptive air strike that destroyed the Egyptian air force, triggering a six-day war against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Golan Heights, tripling its territory. The war placed approximately one million Palestinians under Israeli military rule and displaced 280,000-325,000 Palestinians. The UN Security Council passed Resolution 242 calling for Israeli withdrawal in exchange for peace. Israel annexed East Jerusalem and began building settlements in the occupied territories, creating the occupation that remains central to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Locations
Jerusalem
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Cold WarMiddle Eastmilitary occupationArab-Israeli Wars
Connected Events — 3 Connections
Israel 1967 territorial gains and resulting occupation framework shaped the Arab-Israeli diplomatic landscape that the Abraham Accords sought to bypass Israel–UAE Peace Agreement
The 1967 occupation created the political reality — Israeli settlements, Palestinian resistance, international pressure — that Oslo attempted to resolve 26 years later Oslo Accords: Israel and PLO Sign Peace Framework
Unresolved territorial disputes and refugee crises from the 1948 war directly fueled the military buildup that exploded in the 1967 Six-Day War Israeli Independence Declared; Arab-Israeli War and Palestinian Nakba
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