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The Six-Day War (1967 War) in 10 Minutes
Witness the six days that shook the world and redrew the map of the Middle East in our episode on the Six-Day War of 1967. In this installment, we explore the rapid-fire escalation of tensions between Israel and its neighbors—Egypt, Jordan, and Syria—triggered by the closing of the Straits of Tiran and the expulsion of UN peacekeepers from the Sinai. We'll dive into the high-stakes military gamble of Operation Focus, Israel's preemptive air strike that decimated the Egyptian air force on the ground in a single morning, fundamentally shifting the balance of power before the land war even…
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