![]() "At 7:10 AM of June 5, Major General Mordechai Hod, commander of Israel's air force, radioed the attack order from the operations room of the defense ministry in Tel Aviv.The Six-Day War ended officially at 6:30 PM, Israel time, on June 10." Military historians generally consider Israel's strategy and execution to have been brilliant, a "text-book" case. The Six-Day War of 1967 resulted in Israel's conquest of the Sinai plus the Gaza and West Bank territories and East Jerusalem (formerly under Jordanian control) and the Golan Heights (formerly belonging to Syria). Israeli troops invaded the Sinai peninsula 29 October, aided by the bombing of Egyptian airfields by British and French planes 31 October, and a cease-fire began 7 November. Nasser nationalized the canal, cautioning that Israeli shipping through it would not receive protection. It was followed by the Suez crisis of 1956. ![]() A 15-month battle for independence ensued. ![]() ![]() On May 15th, the day after the United Nations created the state of Israel, Israel was attacked by Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan. Israel as a nation began with a war of independence. ![]()
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