1967
After an escalating May–June 1967 crisis—including Egyptian mobilization in Sinai, the requested withdrawal of UNEF, closure of the Straits of Tiran, and belligerent regional rhetoric—Israel opened the war with a large first strike on June 5. It defeated Egypt, Jordan, and Syria and occupied Sinai, Gaza, the West Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights, producing displacement and an occupation that reshaped the conflict.
Chapter-by-chapter narrative with maps, primary sources, and key events.
Explore battles on a live map with a timeline slider and territory overlays.
Deep-dive into every major engagement — commanders, casualties, significance.
Biographical flip cards with real portraits, facts, and full biography pages.
Trace each figure's full life journey — birth, education, battles, and death — on a live map.
Scroll-driven visualization of casualties — each dot a thousand lives.
Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
After an escalating May–June 1967 crisis—including Egyptian mobilization in Sinai, the requested withdrawal of UNEF, closure of the Straits of Tiran, and belligerent regional rhetoric—Israel opened the war with a large first strike on June 5. It defeated Egypt, Jordan, and Syria and occupied Sinai, Gaza, the West Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights, producing displacement and an occupation that reshaped the conflict.
Six-Day War was fought in 1967.
Six-Day War was fought between Israel and Egypt / Jordan / Syria.
An estimated 22,000 people died in Six-Day War, including roughly 21,000 military and 1,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Battle of the Sinai, Battle of the Golan Heights, Battle of Abu-Ageila, and Battle for Jerusalem.