{"id":15652,"date":"2017-02-21T22:23:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T20:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/?page_id=15652\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T22:11:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T20:11:55","slug":"%d7%9e%d7%94%d7%9c%d7%9a-%d7%94%d7%9e%d7%9c%d7%97%d7%9e%d7%94","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/en\/quiz-topics\/the-six-day-war\/%d7%9e%d7%94%d7%9c%d7%9a-%d7%94%d7%9e%d7%9c%d7%97%d7%9e%d7%94\/","title":{"rendered":"The Course of the Six Day War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_3_5  fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-first 3_5\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.6 ) );margin-right: 20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><div class=\"info_header2\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"> The Course of the Six Day War <\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"> The Southern Front \u2013 The Egyptian Front  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nOn June 5, 1967, within three hours, the Israeli Air Force wiped out the entire Egyptian Air Force, which had been ready for the war against Israel. After that, the Israeli forces captured the Gaza Strip and the entire Sinai Peninsula, reaching the Suez Canal. On June 9, the TDF completed all its missions on the southern front.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/suez.jpg\" alt=\"suez\" width=\"600\" height=\"389\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14325\" style=\"margin-top:10px;\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/suez-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/suez.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3> The Central Sector\u2013 The Jordanian Front <\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/shomron.jpg\" alt=\"shomron\" width=\"350\" height=\"231\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14342\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/shomron-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/shomron.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>On the morning of the first day of the war, the Jordanians opened fire with small arms and artillery and mortar shelling. The Jordanian Air Force fired on the entire sector, including Tel Aviv. Limited IDF forces were positioned opposite the Jordanian forces since most of the army was concentrated on the Egyptian front. Nevertheless, within three days the IDF forces conquered all of Judea and Samaria, including East Jerusalem. The remaining Jordanian forces retreated to the eastern side of the Jordan River. Judea and Samaria were captured with hardly any battles (except for the Battle of the Dotan Valley), however, fierce battles were waged in Jerusalem.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_2_5  fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-last fusion-blend-mode 2_5\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:40%;width:calc(40% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.4 ) );'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:#;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><div class=\"info_frame\" style=\"padding: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xMs4EvQ088A?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\nOperation Focus &#8211; Israeli air force&#8217;s preventive attack on the Arab armies\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #d6e488; padding: 10px 25px 10px 25px; margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<h3>Moshe Dayan<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dayan.jpg\" alt=\"dayan\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14340\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dayan-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dayan.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"site_frame\" style=\"padding: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8W8rWO9LvIU&#038;hd=1\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dotan.jpg\" alt=\"dotan\" width=\"500\" height=\"183\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dotan-300x110.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dotan.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthe Battle of the Dotan Valley\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-bg-parallax\"  data-bg-align=\"left bottom\" data-direction=\"down\" data-mute=\"false\" data-opacity=\"100\" data-velocity=\"-0.3\" data-mobile-enabled=\"false\" data-break_parents=\"0\" data-bg-image=\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/hill2.jpg\" data-bg-repeat=\"false\" data-bg-height=\"\" data-bg-width=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-parallax-down nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-image: url(\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/hill2.jpg\");background-position: left bottom;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:300px;padding-bottom:20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-attachment:down;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_2_5  fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-first fusion-blend-mode 2_5\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:40%;width:calc(40% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.4 ) );margin-right: 20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:#;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><div class=\"movie_frame\" style=\"padding: 20px 15px 5px 15px; 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padding-bottom: 0; font-size: 18px;\">\nIt was the second morning of the war in Jerusalem.<br \/>\nThe darkness faded out in\u2028the east.<br \/>\nWe were deep in the battle over<br \/>\nGivat\u00a0Hatachmoshet. <\/p>\n<p>It was a\u2028fierce battle.<br \/>\nThe Jordanians were hard to crack.<br \/>\nIt was a well-fortified bunker; in some stages of the battle,<br \/>\nI had only\u2028four soldiers with me.<br \/>\nWe came up there with two companies.<br \/>\nI never knew where the others were because the radio was with<br \/>\nDudik, the commander was cut off from the beginning of the battle,<br \/>\nat that moment I was\u2028sure that everyone was killed.<\/p>\n<p>It was 2:30 at night\u2028<br \/>\nwhen we came through the rocks<br \/>\n\u2028to the fields of fire and mines<br \/>\n\u2028of Givat\u00a0Hatachmoshet.<\/p>\n<p>In front of fortified bunkers<br \/>\n\u2028machine guns and cannons<br \/>\n\u2028100 and few guys in front\u2028<br \/>\nof Givat\u00a0Hatachmoshet.<\/p>\n<p>The pillar of dawn didn\u2019t rise yet<br \/>\n\u2028When all the company was already covered with blood\u2028<br \/>\nBut we were there\u2028<br \/>\non Givat\u00a0Hatachmoshet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px; 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On June 5, at 9:40, the war in Jerusalem began when the Jordanian army opened fire with small arms and then followed with heavy shelling of West Jerusalem, where Israel exercised sovereignty. Nevertheless, Israel responded with moderate measures and attempts to hold direct or indirect talks in order to prevent escalation. Through U.N. mediation, a ceasefire was achieved, but shortly thereafter, it was violated by Jordan when it conquered Armon Hanatziv. Israel counterattacked and reconquered Armon Hanatziv.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/jer4.jpg\" alt=\"jer4\" width=\"350\" height=\"526\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14336\" style=\"margin-top:10px; width:250px;\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/jer4-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/jer4.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><br \/>\nThis was a turning point as from that point on Israel was on the offense until the end of the battles. Jerusalem Brigade forces (Brigade 16), supported by tanks, went on to conquer the mountains south of Armon Hanatziv and additional Jordanian positions, reaching Kibbutz Ramat Rachel. Meanwhile, the Harel Brigade was advancing from the west, towards northern Jerusalem. During the first night, they captured Hardar, north of Ma&#8217;ale Hahamisha and the valley up to the mountain ridge. By the next morning, Brigade 55 had opened the Ammunition Hill road, the\u00a0Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and Shechem (Nablus) Road, reaching the Rockefeller Museum.<br \/>\nDuring the second day, June 6, the Harel Brigade advanced in the south and captured Givat Hamivtar. On that same afternoon, the Jerusalem Brigade captured the Arab Abu Tor neighborhood. That night the Israeli air force bombed Jordanian reinforcements that were trying to reach Jerusalem from the direction of Jericho. On the morning of June 7, Brigade 55, supported by the Harel Brigade, captured the area from Augusta Victoria till the Mount of Olives. On the morning of June 7, at 11:00, two infantry brigades entered the Old City. Paratroopers from Brigade 55 entered through the Lions&#8217; Gate and reached the Temple Mount and the Western Wall. Soldiers from the Jerusalem Brigade entered the Old City through Dung Gate and freed the Jewish Quarter. In the battles for Jerusalem, Israel lost 182 soldiers, about one quarter of all the soldiers who fell in the Six Day War.<\/p>\n<h3> The Northern Front \u2013 The Syrian Front <\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/north.jpg\" alt=\"north\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14351\" \/>Throughout the war, the settlements in the Hula Valley were bombed by the Syrians. On Tuesday, June 6, 1967, a Syrian tank battalion tried to attack Tel Dan and Kibbutz Dan. The attack was repelled by the regional defense forces, infantry forces and tank units that were stationed in the area. Only on June 9, after the battles had ended on the Egyptian front and the Jordanian front, was it possible to concentrate enough forces from all over the country and to send reinforcements to the Syrian front. In the morning hours of that day, the Israeli air force heavily and continuously barraged the Golan Heights. At the same time, seven brigades, commanded by the commander of the Northern Command, General David Elazar, attacked the Golan Heights. On June 10, at 2:00, the fighting on the Syrian front ended and the war was over.<\/p>\n<div id=\"linkstosubpages\" style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/en\/quiz-topics\/the-six-day-war\/\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #00aeef; padding: 10px 50px 10px 10px; margin-bottom: -25px; text-align: justify; background-image: url('http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/arrow.png'); background-color: #e6e7e8; background-size: 24px; background-position: right 5px top 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat;\">Back to the Six day war page<\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":15650,"menu_order":72,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15652"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15652"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15974,"href":"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15652\/revisions\/15974"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}