Six Day War Timeline


June 1, 1967

-Newly apointed Defense Minister Moshe Dayan summons Chief of Staff Yitzhak Rabin and Southern Command Brigadier General Yeshayahu Gavish to present plans to attack and defend against Egypt.

June 2, 1967

-Jordan calls up reserve officers.

June 3, 1967


June 4, 1967


June 5, 1967

-At 7:45 a.m. Israel pre-emptively strikes Egyptian Air Forces during "Operation Focus"
-Battle of Abu-Ageila on the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian forces are defeated and the Egyptian Army is ordered to retreat from the peninsula.
-Jordanian troops begin moving into the area around Jerusalem and occupy the Government House.

June 6, 1967

-Israeli troops continue their push through the Sinai Peninsula
-Battle of Ammunition Hill

June 7, 1967

Israeli Defense Force Paratroopers capture East Jerusalem from Jordanian troops.