Weatherman2020
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May 14, 1967. Egypt moves it's military to the Sinai/Israel border.
May 16, 1967. Egypt orders all peace keeping UN troops that had been there since 1957 removed from the Sinai/Israel border.
May 23, 1967. Egypt blockades Israeli ships in international waters, by all definitions of international law this is an act of war. Egyptian President Nasser claimed in a public speech to have been aware of the Straits of Tiran closure implications: "Taking over Sharm El Sheikh meant confrontation with Israel. It also means that we ready to enter a general war with Israel. It was not a separate operation". The war technically started on this date by this action.
May 27, 1967. Egyptian Field Marshal Amer planned for initiating an attack on Israel on this date. He told one of his generals that "This time we will be the ones to start the war." Mixed communications and leadership issues delayed the attack.
May 30, 1967. Egypt, Jordan and Syria signed a military pact that gave Egypt authority over all military forces.
June 1, 1967. Combined armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon are amassed on all borders of Israel.
June 5, 1967. Israel decides they must conduct a surprise military attack in order to eliminate as many enemy aircraft as they can. The control of the air was the decisive factor in the decimation of the armies of five arab armies.
May 16, 1967. Egypt orders all peace keeping UN troops that had been there since 1957 removed from the Sinai/Israel border.
May 23, 1967. Egypt blockades Israeli ships in international waters, by all definitions of international law this is an act of war. Egyptian President Nasser claimed in a public speech to have been aware of the Straits of Tiran closure implications: "Taking over Sharm El Sheikh meant confrontation with Israel. It also means that we ready to enter a general war with Israel. It was not a separate operation". The war technically started on this date by this action.
May 27, 1967. Egyptian Field Marshal Amer planned for initiating an attack on Israel on this date. He told one of his generals that "This time we will be the ones to start the war." Mixed communications and leadership issues delayed the attack.
May 30, 1967. Egypt, Jordan and Syria signed a military pact that gave Egypt authority over all military forces.
June 1, 1967. Combined armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon are amassed on all borders of Israel.
June 5, 1967. Israel decides they must conduct a surprise military attack in order to eliminate as many enemy aircraft as they can. The control of the air was the decisive factor in the decimation of the armies of five arab armies.