Fought between 5 and 10 June 1967, the Six-Day War pitched Israel against a rough alliance of Egypt (then called the United Arab Republic), Syria, and Jordan.Triggered by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser’s closing of the strategically and commercially important Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping, the war was a decisive success for Israel.Following a carefully pre-meditated and well-executed strategy, Israeli forces crippled the militaries of all three allied nations, winning a quick victory.Egypt’s president Gamal Abdel Nasser precipitated the Six-Day War by closing the Straits of Tiran. Credit: Stevan KragujevicBut what were the results of the war, and why was it such a significant conflict, despite its short duration?Establishing Israel on the world stageFormed in the aftermath of World War Two, by 1967 Israel was still a relatively young state, with limited standing in global affairs.The country’s rapid and convincing victory in the Six-Day War changed this status quo, as wes...
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