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Conflict
Six-Day War <br/>(
Arab-Israeli Conflict
)
 
Colour Scheme
background:#bbcccc
 
Caption
IDF
soldiers at
Jerusalem
's
Western Wall
shortly after its capture
 
Casus
Egyptian naval blockade of the
Straits Of Tiran
, its military buildup in the
Sinai Peninsula
, and its expulsion of UN forces, as well as Syrian support for
Fedayeen
incursions into Israel
 
Date
June 5
,
1967
–
June 10
,
1967
 
Place
Middle East
 
Result
Decisive Israeli victory
 
Territory
Israel captured the
Gaza Strip
and the
Sinai Peninsula
from Egypt, the
West Bank
(including
East Jerusalem
) from Jordan, and the
Golan Heights
from Syria
 
Combatant1
Israel
 
Combatant2
<br>
Iraq
 
Commander1
Yitzhak Rabin
,<br/>
Moshe Dayan
,<br/>
Uzi Narkiss
,<br/>
Israel Tal
,<br/>
Mordechai Hod
, <br/>
Ariel Sharon
 
Commander2
Abdel Hakim Amer
,<br/>
Abdul Munim Riad
,<br/>
Zaid Ibn Shaker
,<br/>
Hafez Al-Assad
 
Strength1
264,000 (incl 214,000 reserve troops) 197 combat aircraft
 
Strength2
Egypt 150,000 Syria 75,000 Jordan 55,000 812 combat aircraft
 
Casualties1
779 killed,<br/>2,563 wounded,<br/>15 prisoners,<br/>19 aircraft lost<br/>(official casualties)
 
Casualties2
21,000 killed,<br/>45,000 wounded,<br/>6,000 prisoners<br/>over 400 aircraft destroyed<br/>(estimates)