Gaza StripAutonomous territory in the Middle EastThe Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the West Bank) that make up the State of Palestine in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Gaza is bordered by Egypt on the southwest, Israel on the east and north, and the to the west. Its capital and largest city is Gaza City.
IsraelIsrael, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel's western coast lies on the Mediterranean Sea, its southern tip reaches the Red Sea, and to the east is Earth's lowest point near the Dead Sea.
Six-Day WarBelligerentsIsraelEgyptSyriaJordanIraqMinor involvement:LebanonCommanders and leadersLevi EshkolMoshe DayanYitzhak RabinDavid ElazarUzi NarkissIsrael TalGamal Abdel NasserAbdel Hakim AmerAbdul Munim RiadKing HusseinAbdul Rahman ArifStrengthIsrael:264,000 total250–300 combat aircraft800 tanksEgypt:160,000 total100,000 deployed419–420 aircraft900–950 tanksSyria:75,000 troopsJordan:55,000 total45,000 deployed270 tanksIraq:100 tanksLebanon:2 combat aircraftTotal:465,000 total800 aircraft2,504 tanksCasualties and lossesIsrael:776–983 killed4,517 wounded15 captured100–400 tanks destroyed36-48 aircraft destroyedEgypt:9,800–15,000 killed or missing4,338 capturedSyria:1,000–2,500 killed367–591 capturedJordan:696–700 killed2,500 wounded533 captured>509–>700 tanks destroyed 372–440 aircraft destroyed 15 UN peacekeepers killed and 17 injured20 Israeli civilians killed and 1,000+ Israeli civilians injured in Jerusalem34 US Navy, Marine, and NSA personnel killed17 Soviet Marines killed (disputed)413,000 Palestinians displacedThe Six-Day War, or the 1967 Arab–Israeli war (5–10June 1967), was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, in the context of the Arab–Israeli conflict.
Bayt NubaBayt Nuba (Levantine Arabic: بيت نوبا, romanized: Bēt Nūba) is a depopulated Palestinian village located halfway between the Old City of Jerusalem and Ramla. During the Six-Day War of 1967, the Israel Defense Forcesethnically cleansed Bayt Nuba in the Naksa and replaced it with the Jewish-only Israeli settlement of Mevo Horon.
West BankThe West Bank is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up Palestine. A landlocked territory located on the western bank of the Jordan River near the coast of the in West Asia's Levant region, it is bordered by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east, and by Israel (via the Green Line) to the south, west, and north. Since 1967, the territory has been under Israeli occupation, which is illegal under international law.
ImwasImwas or Emmaus (Arabic: عِمواس, romanized: ʿImwās), known in classical times as Nicopolis (Ancient Greek: Νικόπολις, lit.'City of Victory'), is a former Palestinian village ethnically cleansed by Israel, located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of the city of Ramla and 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Jerusalem in the Latrunsalient of the West Bank.
YaloYalo (Arabic: يالو, also transliterated Yalu) is a depopulated PalestinianArab village located 13 kilometres southeast of Ramla. Identified by Edward Robinson as the ancient Canaanite and Israelite city of Aijalon. During the Middle Ages, it was the site of a Crusader castle, Castrum Arnaldi. Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Jordanannexed the West Bank, including the village of Yalo.
Al-JiftlikAl-Jiftlik (Arabic: الجفتلك) is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the West Bank, located 33 kilometers north of Jericho. Al Jiftlik is bordered by the Jordan River to the east. Nearby Palestinian localities include az-Zubaidat to the northeast, Furush Beit Dajan to the northwest, Beit Furik to the west, Aqraba, Majdal Bani Fadil and Duma to the southwest and al-Fasayil to the south.
Beit AwwaBeit Awwa (Arabic: بيت عوّا) is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank, in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Hebron and 4 kilometers west of Dura. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Beit Awwa had a population of 10,436 inhabitants in 2017. Beit Awwa saw ruins and artificial caves noted by various visitors throughout the 19th century.
PalestiniansArab national group of the LevantEthnic groupPalestinians (Arabic: الفلسطينيون, romanized: al-Filasṭīniyyūn) are an Arabnational group native to the region of Palestine, descended from those who have inhabited the area over the millennia. They represent a highly homogenized community who share a cultural and ethnic identity, and close linguistic and cultural ties with other Levantine Arabs.
Israel Defense ForcesCombined military forces of IsraelThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, romanized: Tsva Hagana le-Yisra'el, lit. 'Army for the Defense of Israel'), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy.
ArabicCentral Semitic languageArabic is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.