Conflict Middle East

Six-Day War

1967 CE

In just six days, Israel captured the Sinai, the Golan Heights, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem — redrawing the map of the Middle East in less than a week.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

Israel
Egypt, Jordan, Syria

Key moments

Defining events in the Six-Day War.

1967 Destruction of Egyptian Air Force
1967 Battle of Jerusalem
1967 Golan Heights assault

Elsewhere in Middle East at the time

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Great Pyramid of Giza

2560 BCE – still standing

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Iran

Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE

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Eritrean War of Independence

1961 CE – 1991 CE

Landmark · Middle East

Petra

300 BCE – still standing

Polity · Middle East

Egypt

Attested 3000 BCE – 2026 CE

Conflict · Middle East

North Yemen Civil War

1962 CE – 1970 CE

Landmark · Middle East

Dead Sea

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Middle East

Yemen

Attested 1000 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1967 CE and 1967 CE.

1967 CE War of Attrition 1967 CE Nigerian Civil War (Biafra) 1967 CE Cambodian Civil War 1967 CE Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Canada Polity · Americas Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE Pablo Picasso Figure · Spain / France 1881 CE – 1973 CE Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency Conflict · South Asia 1967 CE – 2026 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing Mexico Polity · Americas Founded 1810 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Image credits9 pictures from Wikimedia Commons

Six-Day WarZvikorn · CC BY-SA 4.0
Great Pyramid of GizaDouwe C. van der Zee · CC BY-SA 4.0
Flag of Iran (official)SVG file: SiBr 4 Designer: Hamid Nadimi Construction: ISIRI · Public domain
Eritrean War of IndependenceSkilla1st · CC BY-SA 4.0
PetraAzurfrog · CC BY-SA 3.0
Flag of EgyptDerived from Part IV Article (223) of the Constitution of The Arab Republic of Egypt. Col… · Public domain
North Yemen civil warPublic domain
Dead Seaلا روسا · CC BY-SA 4.0
Flag of YemenNightstallion et al., see File history below for details. · Public domain