1967 ⟶ Suez Crisis

Suez Crisis between Egypt on one side, and Britain, France a...

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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.⟶

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💥 Suez Crisis

Suez Crisis between Egypt on one side, and Britain, France and Israel on the other.⟶

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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.⟶