The '''Gulf of Aqaba''' is one of two northern extensions of the [[Red Sea]] (the other is the [[Gulf of Suez]]). It is bounded by [[Egypt]] (the [[Sinai]] [[Peninsula]]), [[Israel]] (including the port and resort city of [[Eilat]]), [[Jordan]] (including the city of Aqaba), and [[Saudi Arabia]]. The [[blockade]] of the Gulf of Aqaba in 1967 by [[Arab]] forces seeking to deny Israel maritime access to the Red Sea and [[Indian Ocean]] was the first provocation that led to the [[Six Day War]]. | The '''Gulf of Aqaba''' is one of two northern extensions of the [[Red Sea]] (the other is the [[Gulf of Suez]]). It is bounded by [[Egypt]] (the [[Sinai]] [[Peninsula]]), [[Israel]] (including the port and resort city of [[Eilat]]), [[Jordan]] (including the city of Aqaba), and [[Saudi Arabia]]. The [[blockade]] of the Gulf of Aqaba in 1967 by [[Arab]] forces seeking to deny Israel maritime access to the Red Sea and [[Indian Ocean]] was the first provocation that led to the [[Six Day War]]. |