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[[Image:Soldiers Western Wall 1967.jpg|right|thumb|IDF soldiers at Jerusalem's Western Wall shortly after its capture.]]

[[Image:Soldiers Western Wall 1967.jpg|right|thumb|IDF soldiers at Jerusalem's Western Wall shortly after its capture.]]

The 1967 '''Six-Day War''' resulted when the [[Egypt]]ian ruler [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] closed off the Gulf of Aqaba, which was the only access [[Israel]] had to the [[Red Sea]]. Israel responded with massive [[preemptive]] air strikes against several Arab nations, including Egypt, killing many Arabs and destroying their military capabilities. Israel conquered [[Jerusalem]], the West Bank, the [[Sinai Peninsula]] and Golan Heights. In a political move to retain his popularity, Egyptian President Abdel Nasser announced his resignation, but later agreed to continue to lead Egypt.

The June 1967 '''Six-Day War''' resulted when the [[Egypt]]ian ruler [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] closed off the Gulf of Aqaba, which was the only access [[Israel]] had to the [[Red Sea]]. Israel responded with massive [[preemptive]] air strikes against several Arab nations, including Egypt, killing many Arabs and destroying their military capabilities. Israel conquered [[Jerusalem]], the West Bank, the [[Sinai Peninsula]] and Golan Heights. In a political move to retain his popularity, Egyptian President Abdel Nasser announced his resignation, but later agreed to continue to lead Egypt.

Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol cited principles of self-defense for his approval of air-strikes on Egypt and battles with Jordanian and Syrian forces.  Eshkol told a British newspaper, "The threat of destruction that hung over Israel since its establishment and which was about to be implemented has been removed. For the first time in 19 years, Jews are again free to pray at the Wailing Wall and at other shrines sacred to Judaism in Jerusalem and Hebron."<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/10/newsid_3047000/3047177.stm</ref>

Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol cited principles of self-defense for his approval of air-strikes on Egypt and battles with Jordanian and Syrian forces.  Eshkol told a British newspaper, "The threat of destruction that hung over Israel since its establishment and which was about to be implemented has been removed. For the first time in 19 years, Jews are again free to pray at the Wailing Wall and at other shrines sacred to Judaism in Jerusalem and Hebron."<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/10/newsid_3047000/3047177.stm</ref>

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[[Category:Israeli Wars]]

[[Category:Israeli Wars]]

[[Category:Egyptian History]]

[[Category:Egyptian History]]