World at War / Conflicts / Recorded History
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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.