Background

The Six Day War took place in 1967 from June 5, and lasted six days (hence its name).
In the war Israel fought against Egypt, Syria and Jordan. At the end of the war, Israel occupied the West Bank of the Jordan including East Jerusalem, the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights.

The background to the war was the deterioration of relations between Israel and the neighboring Arab countries, and the unification of their forces against Israel. The official reason for starting the war was the blockade of the Straits of Tiran, which lie at the mouth of the Gulf of Eilat and connect it to the Red Sea, for Israeli shipping.

On June 5, Israel launched a surprise attack on Egyptian air force bases, and in fact destroyed most of Egypt’s airports and air force.
After Syria and Jordan joined the war, Israel attacked them as well.

At the end of the war, the Israelis had 779 dead, while the Arab armies had an order of magnitude of about 17,000 dead.

The Egyptian Front
As mentioned, the war began on the Egyptian front, when a significant part of the Egyptian Air Force was destroyed. Ground forces entered the battle in the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip. The forces included 3 divisions including the following armored brigades: 7 , 14 , 217
At the end of the battles, the Egyptian army was subdued, and the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula were occupied.

The Jordanian Front
The Jordanians, who did not know about the fall of the Egyptian army, and in light of the defense agreements between them, started shooting in the direction of Israel . Israeli forces of the order of 5 brigades, including the "Harel" brigade and the Jerusalem brigade
At the end of the battles, the West Bank of the Jordan was conquered, as well as the Old City of Jerusalem after fierce battles.

The Syrian Front
The Syrians responded to the Israeli attack on Egypt, by bombing planes in the north of the country. The Israeli Air Force responded to these bombings. On June 9 (the fifth day of the war), IDF forces began to advance towards the Golan Heights. At the end of the fighting, part of the Golan Heights including Mount Hermon was occupied.

Commemoration
Monuments were erected throughout the country to commemorate those who fell in the Six Day War:
Tel Aviv
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