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Six-Day War

1967 Middle East Status: ended Casualties: ~20,000

Israel launched pre-emptive strikes on 5 June 1967, destroying Arab air forces in hours. In six days Israel captured the Sinai, West Bank, Gaza, and Golan Heights — territory still disputed today.

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Belligerents

  • Israel
  • Egypt
  • Jordan
  • Syria

Casualties

~20,000

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.