1967 ⟶ Egypt Closes Straits of Tiran

Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser closes the strategic S...
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🚢 1956 Suez War: Egypt Blocks Aqaba and the Suez Canal

The 1956 Suez War Egypt blockades the Gulf of Aqaba, and closes the Suez canal to Israeli shipping. Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser calls for the destruction of Israel. Israel, England, and France go to war and force Egypt to end the blockade of Aqaba, and open the canal to all nations.⟶
1956 Suez War: Egypt Blocks Aqaba and the Suez Canal (1956)
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🚢 Egypt Closes Straits of Tiran

Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser closes the strategic Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping. Egyptian troops replace the United Nations in the Sinai Peninsula.⟶
Egypt Closes Straits of Tiran (1967)
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🕊️ UN Peacekeepers Withdraw from Sinai

Egyptian President Nasser demands that the UN dismantle the UN Emergency Force I (UNEF I) between Israel and Egypt. The UN complies and the last UN peacekeeper is out of Sinai and Gaza by May 19.⟶
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🇮🇱 The Six-Day War

The Six-Day War. Israel launches a pre-emptive strike against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Israeli aircraft destroy the bulk of the Arab air forces on the ground in a surprise attack, followed by Israeli ground offensives which see Israel decisively defeat the Arab forces and capture the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights.⟶
The Six-Day War (1967)
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🌍 Six-Day War: Participants

Six-Day War with Egypt, Jordan and Syria, assisted by forces from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Sudan and the Palestine Liberation Organization against Israel.⟶
Six-Day War: Participants (1967)
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⚔️ The Yom Kippur War

The Yom Kippur War. Egypt and Syria, backed up by expeditionary forces from other Arab nations, launch a surprise attack against Israel on Yom Kippur. After absorbing the initial attacks, Israel recaptures lost ground and then pushes into Egypt and Syria. Subsequently, OPEC reduces oil production, driving up oil prices and triggering a global economic crisis.⟶
The Yom Kippur War (1973)
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