The Six-Day War and the expansion of Israeli occupation

Third Arab-Israeli War

In June 1967, escalating tensions led Israel to launch a preemptive strike against Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. In just six days, Israel achieved a decisive military victory, capturing the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Golan Heights. This territorial expansion reshaped Middle Eastern geopolitics, displaced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and marked a major turning point in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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1908	Birth of Ahmad Shukeiri (Period: 1908 (Some sources state January 1))
1915	Birth of Moshe Dayan (Period: May 20, 1915)
1926	Birth of George Habash (Period: August 1, 1926 (Some sources state he was born in 1925, or on August 2))
1933	Birth of Abu Iyad (Period: August 31, 1933)
1935	Birth of Khalil al-Wazir (Period: October 10, 1935) Birth of Edward Said (Period: November 11, 1935) Birth of Mahmoud Abbas (Period: November 15, 1935)
1938	Birth of Nayef Hawatmeh (Period: November 1935 (Exact date unconfirmed; some sources state he was born in 1934 or 1938))
1944	Birth of Leila Khaled (Period: April 9, 1944)
1946	Birth of Hanan Ashrawi (Period: October 8, 1946)
1967	Third Arab-Israeli War (Period: June 5–10, 1967)
1980	Death of Ahmad Shukeiri
1981	Death of Moshe Dayan
1988	Death of Khalil al-Wazir
1991	Death of Abu Iyad
2003	Death of Edward Said
2008	Death of George Habash
2026	Death of Nayef Hawatmeh Death of Hanan Ashrawi Death of Leila Khaled Death of Mahmoud Abbas

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