middle east 4 Flashcards
why did nasser prepare to attack israel in may 1917
he thought israel were going to attack syria
pressure from other arab countries
strengthen his image
who attack who first and when
5th june israel attack first
what happened on day 1 of the 6 day war
israeli air force attacked egyptian air forces and air fields followed by jordans and syrias
IDF took control of gaza from egypt
what happened on the second day of the 6 day war
IDF land forces advance into the sinai desert towards the suez canal
jordan and israel fight for control over jerusalem
what happened on day 3 of the six day war
IDF wins control of the sinai
IDF captures jerusalem
Jordan accepts UN call for ceasefire
what happened on day 4 of the 6 day war
israel captured west bank
egypt accepts the UN call for ceasefire
what happened on day 5 of the 6 day war
IDF launch attack on golan heights
what happened on the last day of the war
IDF captures golan heights of syria
syria accepts ceasefire
what was the situation on day 6 of the war
israel attack was justified due to egypt aggression
779 israelis dead compared to 20,000 arab deaths
israel taken around 70,000km of land
what did Resolution 242 state
israel had to return the land it took in the war
arab countries must recognise israel as a country
what were the responses to the reolution
- israel was willing to negotiate over the taken land but did not say they would withdraw
palestinian - thought it was insulting as it didnt say anything about their right to the land
what happened to resolution 242
all countries passed it
what was significant about the suez canal after the 6 day war
it was the new border between israel and egypt
what happened with the suez canal after the war
egypt needed to re open it for revenue but egypt did not allow israel to use it so irsael made it impossible for them to reopen it
what did egypt do to try and re gain the suez canal
USSR supported them in military equipment and egypt constantly attacked israelis in the sinai
what did the conflict over the suez canal turn into
war of attrition
how was the war of attrition solved
USA arranged a ceasefire which both sides agreed to
what were the consequences of war of attrition on egypt
economic decline
1.5 million egypts forced to leave their homes
