1. The Six Day War (The June War) \/\/îlk¡ñs \/\/h¡tê Mîlés Gördòñ Jöhñ Ñîmañ Mà†† Hwêé Jaké ßisc¤tt¡ Mà†† €làrk Rä¢hàél Gêrñhärt http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/future-for-lebanon/lebanons-divisive-sectarian-past/civil-war/2388/

2. Timeline Day One: June 5, 1967 First day of fighting. Israel destroys most of the Egyptian air force. Jordan, Syria and Iraq attack Israel. Day Two: June 6, 1967 Second day of fighting. Fighting continues on all fronts.

3. Timeline Day Three: June 7, 1967 Jerusalem taken. Blockade of Straits of Tiran broken. Day Four: June 8, 1967 Israel consolidates hold on West Bank.

4. Timeline Day Five: June 9, 1967 Israel and Syria in heavy fighting on the Golan. Day Six: June 10, 1967 Israel gains control of the Golan Heights

5. Causes: Arab Nasser wished to flex his muscles in foreign policy. Syria, Israel were in conflict Israel continually escalated against its Arab neighbors in late 1966 and early 1967 (13 November raid on West Bank villages) False Soviet intelligence

6. Causes: Israel Nasser closed the Straits of Tiran Felt threatened by the PLO Felt threatened by Syria-Egypt alliance Egyptian mobilization in the Sinai Failed negotiations to reopen the Straits

7. Key Players Egypt: General Nasser, formed military alliances with Syria and Jordan Israel: Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, and Chief of Staff Yitzhak Rabin Syria: Ba'thi leadership Soviet Union: President Nikolai Podgorny UN: Secretary General U Thant

8. Key Battles Initial Air Strike: 7:45 AM Israeli Airforce flew over the Mediterranean below radar In less than 3 hours the entire Egyptian bomber force + 135 fighters were destroyed 22 Jordanian + 55 Syrian planes destroyed

9. Outcome http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html/six_day_war.stm

10. Credits http://www.sixdaywar.org/timeline.asp The Arab-Israeli Conflict packet, Kirsten Schulze The Arab-Israeli Conflict book, T. G. Fraser