the 6 days war - 1967
- 1967 Nasser expels the U.N. Peacekeeping force from the Canal zone
- Egyptians close the straits to the Israelis and mass troops on the border
- Israelis with the help of intelligence know of the attack and follow through with first-strike policy
- Destroy the Egyptian airforce, take
- Sinai pennisula, Golan Heights, and West Bank (Whole war lasts 6 days)
- USA needs to step in to halt attacks in fear of angering the other Arab nations
QUESTION: Why did the Egyptians close the straits to the Israelis and mass troops on the border?
SUMMARY: In 1967 Nasser expels the UN peacekeeping force from the Canal zone, and the Egyptians close the straits to the Israelis and mass troops on the border. The israelis, with the help of intelligence know the attack and follow through with the first-strike policy. They destroy the Egyptian airforce. Sinai peninsula, Golan Heights and West bank and the whole war lasts 6 days. The United States needs to step in to half attacks in fear of angering the other Arab Nations.
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David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion