Arab-Israel wars and their corresponding MAPS

1. The Sinai, 1967

Israel built cities, which included new schools and medical clinics for the growing population. The crops were economically supporting to Israel. It is also considered the first buffer zone for Israel because for once they were not relying on foreign oil, but instead on Sinai-oil and other crops for money.



2. The Six-Day War

Israel decided on the fifth of June in 1967 to initiate an attack on Egyptian forces that were prepared to attack. By the end of the first day of the war 298 Egyptian airplanes were destroyed and army divisions. By the 8th of June, the Defense Forces of Israel captured Judea and Samaria. On the morning of June 9th, Israel attacked Syrian land and captured the Golan Heights, an area of high elevation that would only emphases the ability to destroy houses and crops. It was six days of fierce fighting concerning occupational rights, which gave the war its name. It did ultimately end ended in Israel’s occupation of the Sinai desert and the Gaza Strip. These capturing provided Israel’s cities with a much-needed buffer zone. The victory of this war victory had a special religious meaning that went back to biblical times. The unification of Jerusalem related to the biblical account of Jews being returned to their homeland.

3. The Yom Kippur War

Yom Kippur means, religiously, the Day of Atonement. It is the holiest of all days in the Jewish religion and it was this day in October of 1973 that Egypt and Syria took advantage of the circumstances and launched surprise attacks on Israel. When this war started, Israel was only beginning to mobilize its reserved forces. Egyptian forces succeeded in crossing the Canal and establishing base camps on the Israeli-held east bank. They also seized the key Israeli intelligence- gathering position. By October 10th, the Syrians had been pushed back and the entire Golan area was again in Israel occupation. In October there was much force used as an attempt to push Syrian forces back and across the cease-fire lines. Israel forces did manage to overcome an attack by Egyptian tank forces, destroying 200 enemy tanks. By the 15th of October, the Israel forces attacked and their main target was to push across the Canal and strike at Egyptian forces on the other side. On the northern front, the Israel forces regained control of the Hermon. By October 22nd, they were successful in removing the last Syrian forces and threats from the area they had seized at the start of the war. The war ended on October 24th of the same year, 1973. It was victory for the Israel forces. In the north, the Syrians failed to achieve any territory. The Syrian Army suffered major losses of work force and equipment, thus one of the main reasons for their loss.

--SaraH*