Alex Peek blog

List of posts    Blog archive    About

Monday, May 25, 2026

Collection of facts about the Six-Day War

This post is a collection of facts about the Six-Day War (1967). There are 9 facts listed below. 

• June 5th - 10th, 1967
• Israel vs. Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon
• Preceded by the Arab-Israeli War (1948-1949) and Suez Crisis (1956)
• Egypt announces Straits of Tiran will be closed for Israel (May 1967)
• Israeli surprise airstrikes on Egyptian airfields (June 5th)
• Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan, Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, Golan Heights form Syria
• Egypt closed Suez Canal (1967-1975)
• 280,000 to 325,000 Palestinians and 100,000 Syrians displaced
• Deaths: 15,000 Arabs, less than 1,000 Israelis

Sources

Wikipedia: Six-Day War, 1948 Arab-Israeli War