The Six Days War, 1967
- Nasser expels the UN Peacekeeping force from the Canal zone
- Egyptians close the straits to the Israelis and mass troops on the border
- Israelis with the help of intelligence know of the attack and follow through the first-strike policy
- Destroy the Egyptian air force, take Sinai peninsula, Golan heights, and West Bank
- The war lasted only 6 days
- USA needs to step in to halt attacks in fear of angering the other Arab nations
- Egyptians close the straits to the Israelis and mass troops on the border
- Israelis with the help of intelligence know of the attack and follow through the first-strike policy
- Destroy the Egyptian air force, take Sinai peninsula, Golan heights, and West Bank
- The war lasted only 6 days
- USA needs to step in to halt attacks in fear of angering the other Arab nations
Summary
Israel attacks Egypt, creating a war and then the Americans had to get involved and stop the war.