Earlier, in 1956, regional tensions over the Straits of Tiran escalated in what became known as the Suez Crisis, when Israel invaded Egypt over the Egyptian closure of maritime passageways to Israeli shipping, ultimately resulting in the re-opening of the Straits of Tiran to Israel as well as the deployment of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) along the Egypt–Israel border. 'The Setback' or حرب 1967, Ḥarb 1967, 'War of 1967') or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 June 1967.Įscalated hostilities broke out amid poor relations between Israel and its Arab neighbours following the 1949 Armistice Agreements, which were signed at the end of the First Arab–Israeli War.

Jerusalem: 1,000+ Israeli civilians injured, 20 Israeli civilians killed ģ4 US Navy, Marine, and NSA personnel killed ġ7 Soviet Marines killed (allegedly) Lebanon: 1 aircraft lost ġ5 UN peacekeepers killed (14 Indian, 1 Brazilian) Lebanon: 2 combat aircraft Įgypt: 9,800–15,000 killed or missing East Jerusalem) from Jordan, and the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt Israel captures and occupies the Golan Heights from Syria, the West Bank (incl.

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