May 18, 1967 The Six-Day War

May 18, 1967 The Six-Day War   May 18, 1967 The Six-Day War By May 18, Syrian troops were prepared for battle along the Golan Heights. What do you want to know? Ask our AI widget and get answers from this website Create Account Contact...

May 18, 1967 The Six-Day War

May 18, 1967 The Six-Day War   Cairo Radio Saut El Arab published the following Order of the Day by Abdul Muhsin Murtagi, the General then Commanding Sinai: “The Egyptian forces have taken up positions in accordance with a definite plan. “Our forces are...

May 20, 1967 The Six-Day War

May 20, 1967 The Six-Day War May 20, 1967 The Six-Day War Hafiz Asad, Minister of Defense of Syria: Liberation of Palestine “Our preparations for the aggression have been completed…Our forces are now entirely ready not only to repulse the aggression but to initiate...

May 21, 1967 The Six-Day War

May 21, 1967 The Six-Day War   Blockade Appearing at an air force base at 6 o’clock in the morning, President Nasser announced that he would blockade the Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli ships, adding: “The Jews threaten war and we say by all means we are ready for war.”...

May 23, 1967 The Six-Day War

May 23, 1967 The Six-Day War   May 23, 1967 The Six-Day War Blockade In 1956, the United States gave Israel assurances that it recognized the Jewish State’s right of access to the Straits of Tiran. In 1957, at the UN, 17 maritime powers declared that Israel had a...

May 23, 1967 The Six-Day War

May 23, 1967 The Six-Day War   Blockade President Nasser of Egypt: “Yesterday, the armed forces occupied Sharem el-Sheik.  What is the significance of the occupation of Sharem el-Sheik by the armed forces? It means that we are giving tangible expression to our...