Within three days of the Six-Day War's start, Israeli forces captured the Gaza Strip and the entire Sinai Peninsula up to the eastern bank of the Suez Canal.
Sources
- Six-Day War | Definition, Causes, History, Summary, Outcomes ... (britannica.com)
- https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/middle-east/six-day-war-liberty.html (history.navy.mil)
- https://www.jta.org/archive/israel-captures-sharm-el-sheikh-jericho-bethlehem-army-reaches-suez-canal (jta.org)
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