Once it became clear that the diplomatic campaign had failed, and following Jordan’sparticipation in the Egyptian-Syrian alliance, Israel struck in self-defense against the massing threat from Egypt on June 5, 1967.

 

After Jordan and Syria initiated the fighting against Israel, the war also included those countries.

 

In the course of the war, the Israeli forces reached the Suez Canal, and captured the territories of Judea and Samaria as wellas the Golan Heights – from which the Syrians had shelled Israel.