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Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95

The Six Day War, 1967

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Overview

The Cairo summit and the River Jordan plan, Fatah and Samu, the air clash of April 1967, Nasser's three steps in May, the closing of the Straits of Tiran, and Israel's six-day victory.

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What was Fatah, and who led it?

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What happened at Samu in November 1966?

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Which lands did Israel capture in the six days of fighting?

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  1. 1

    What did the Arab leaders decide when they met in Cairo in 1964?

    Model answer

    They created the Palestine Liberation Organisation, agreed a joint military command and planned to divert the headwaters of the River Jordan away from Israel.

  2. 2

    Why was the plan to divert the River Jordan so dangerous?

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    Israel depended on that water for irrigation and treated the scheme as an attack on its survival, shelling the works to stop them.

  3. 3

    What was Fatah, and who led it?

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    A Palestinian guerrilla movement led by Yasser Arafat, which began cross-border raids into Israel in 1965 with Syrian help.

  4. 4

    What happened at Samu in November 1966?

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    Israeli troops attacked the village, then under Jordanian rule, in reprisal for Fatah raids, destroying houses and killing Jordanian soldiers.

  5. 5

    What took place in the air on 7 April 1967?

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    Israeli jets shot down six Syrian aircraft in a clash over the border and flew low over Damascus, a public humiliation for Syria.

  6. 6

    What false report did the Soviet Union pass to Egypt in May 1967?

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    That Israel was massing troops on the Syrian border ready to invade, which was untrue.

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