Six Day War |
Nasser decided it was time to fight the Israelis. He ordered the UN troops manning the Egyptian-Isrealy boreder to leave and massed a tank army in their place. He also closed the straights of Tiran to Israelly ships. Isreal responded with air strikes and managed to wipe out the Egytian air force, then the Egyotian army. The Israelis grabeb the Sinai Peninsula and opened the Straights of Tiran. |
Related: Yom Kippur war | PLO | Palestinian war | UN divides Palestine | Balfour Declaration | World Zionist Congress |
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