Six-Day War

[ siks-dey ]

noun

1. a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.

Six Day War

noun

1. a war fought in the Middle East in June 1967, lasting six days. In it Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, occupying the Gaza Strip, the Sinai, Jerusalem, the West Bank of the Jordan, and the Golan Heights

Six-Day War

1. A war fought in 1967 by Israel on one side and Egypt (see also Egypt ), Syria , and Jordan on the other. Israel, victorious, took over the Golan Heights , the Jordanian portion of Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem ), the Jordanian West Bank of the Jordan River (see also Jordan River ), and a large piece of territory in northeastern Egypt, including the Sinai Peninsula , which contains Mount Sinai . Israel still occupies all of these territories except the Sinai Peninsula, which it gave back to Egypt in 1982. Israel maintains that its security would be enormously endangered if it withdrew from the other places.

Example Sentences

Embassy from Tel Aviv to the disputed holy city of Jerusalem and recognition of Israeli control of the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War.

From Los Angeles Times

The assassination took place on the anniversary of the Six-Day War between Israel and Arab nations.

From Los Angeles Times

In June 1967, you could have found me standing in line outside the Jewish Agency in Manhattan, hoping to register as a noncombatant in the Six-Day War.

From Salon

A year earlier, Israel had withdrawn troops and settlers from the territory, a narrow strip of land that had been administered by Egypt until Israel took it over in the Six-Day War of 1967.

From Los Angeles Times

Support for Israel has historically been strong in Hollywood; the founding of the country in 1948 was greeted with a jubilant celebration at the Hollywood Bowl, as was its victory in 1967’s Six-Day War.

From Los Angeles Times