Six-Day War

American  

[siks-dey] / ˈsɪksˌdeɪ /

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.

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Six Day War British  

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

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Six-Day War Cultural  

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.

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Example Sentences

What is known as the Six-Day War changed boundaries in the Middle East and had major consequences for Palestinians.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2024

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 • Mar. 31, 2024

In 1967, Israel made a pre-emptive strike against Egypt and Syria, launching the Six-Day War.

From Reuters • Oct. 10, 2023

It aired the voices of Palestinian refugees who could not return home after the war of 1948 or the Six-Day War.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat