Six-Day War
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The Six-Day War, or the 1967 Arab–Israeli war, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, in the context of the Arab–Israeli conflict. In the war, Is
Israeli troops examine destroyed Egyptian aircraft
Dassault Mirage at the Israeli Air Force Museum. Operation Focus was mainly conducted using French built aircraft.
The capture of Sinai. 5–6 June 1967
People in a bomb shelter at Kfar Maimon
USS Liberty incident
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The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, dur
Six-Day War
…forces air strikes on Jerusalem, 15 UN peacekeepers killed by Israeli strikes in the Sinai at the outset of the war, and 34 US personnel killed in the USS Liberty incident, in which Israeli air and naval forces mistakenly assaulted a United States Navy spy ship. When hostilities ceased, Israel had occupied the Golan Heights…
Damaged USS Liberty on 9 June 1967, one day after attack
Israeli Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs) in formation, c. 1967. These were the MTBs that attacked USS Liberty.
Hunt-class destroyer HMS Blean. The Egyptian Navy had Hunt-class destroyers in 1967.
Liberty turns to evade Israeli torpedo boats