The War of Attrition involved fighting between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, the Palestine Liberation Organisation and their allies from 1967 to 1970.
Israeli naval personnel celebrate their victory after an engagement with Egyptian naval forces near Rumani, 1967
Israeli paratroopers in action during the Battle of Karameh in 1968
President Nasser of Egypt (with binoculars) surveys positions at the Suez Canal in November 1968
A F-4E Phantom of the Israeli Air Force. The aircraft was used to good effect as "flying artillery" during the war. Roundel markings on nose credit this aircraft with three aerial kills.
Since the declaration of Israel's establishment in 1948, conflict has existed between Israel and the surrounding Arab countries, rooted in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Zionists viewed the region
War of Attrition
…and their allies from 1967 to 1970. Following the 1967 Six-Day War, no serious diplomatic efforts were made to resolve the issues at the heart of the Arab–Israeli conflict. The 1967 Arab League summit formulated in September the "three no's" policy, barring peace, recognition, or negotiations with Israel. Egyptian President…
Egyptian forces crossing the Suez Canal on 7 October 1973
Begin, Carter and Sadat at Camp David on 7 September 1978
Yitzhak Rabin, Bill Clinton, and Yasser Arafat at the Oslo Accords signing ceremony on 13 September 1993
Official Presidential Portrait of President Donald J. Trump