Six Day War

Noun

Meaning

tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East

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Six-Day War

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During the Six-Day War of 1967, shells exploded all around St George’s, while she and the rest of the staff sheltered in the cellars. Source: Internet

In fact, escalation of incidents between Israel and Syria in late 1966 and spring 1967 was one of the prime causes leading to the crisis that precipitated the Six Day War. Source: Internet

Indeed, Israeli Jews fought and triumphed in major wars in the 1956 Sinai Campaign, 1967 Six Day War, the bloody 1973 Yom Kippur War, wars in Lebanon and Gaza and the continuous wars of attrition and terrorism since then. Source: Internet

TEL AVIV – Israel’s moral claim to the land comes from the Bible, not Google, an Israeli minister said in Washington on Tuesday at an event marking 50 years since the 1967 Six Day War. Source: Internet

Egyptian leaders had tried to use diplomacy to recover territory in the Sinai Peninsula lost to Israeli forces during the June 1967 Six Day War. Source: Internet

It was controlled by Israel after the Six Day War, but after the handover to Palestinian Authority control per the Oslo Accords, it has been a source of conflict. Source: Internet

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