1967 War

In a pre-emptive strike, Israel attacked Egypt, Syria, and Jordan and over the course of six days occupied the Egyptian Sinai, the Syrian Golan Heights, and the Palestinian West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem. Over 300,000 Palestinians were displaced (in many cases re-displaced). Israel returned the Sinai to Egypt, but retained control over the rest of the territories, immediately establishing Jewish-only settlements in the West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, and later in the Golan Heights.

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Al Jazeera- The War in June 1967 (50 minutes)

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