Oliver Fletcher. Fought between 5 and 10 June 1967, the Six-Day War pitched Israel against a rough alliance of Egypt (then called the United Arab Republic), Syria, and Jordan. Triggered by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser's closing of the strategically and commercially important Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping, the war was a Six-Day War Background and escalation. Prior to the start of the war, attacks conducted against Israel by fledgling Palestinian Main events of the war. In response to the apparent mobilization of its Arab neighbours, early on the morning of June 5, Aftermath and legacy. The Arab countries' The Six Day War spawned the special relationship between Israel and the United States of America. Elizabeth Stephens explores the cultural backdrop to this momentous development which resonates in the Middle East to this day. The Six Day War that erupted on June 5th, 1967, was a profound event in Middle Eastern history that reshaped the The Six-Day War was fought between June 5 and June 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt (known then as the United Arab Republic, UAR), Jordan, and Syria. The origins of the war include both longstanding and immediate issues. Six Day War: Six ways the conflict still matters By Paul Adams Diplomatic correspondent EPA Israel was forged in, and defined by, war. Each armed conflict, large and small, left its VcPf2T.