This war was triggered by the closing of the Straits of Tiran. The USS Liberty was hit by friendly fire during this war, which opened with Operation F
This war was triggered by the closing of the Straits of Tiran. The USS Liberty was hit by friendly fire during this war, which opened with Operation Focus, a surprise, pre-emptive airstrike against the Egyptian (*) Air Force. The winner of this war claimed control of Gaza from Egypt, which had mobilized troops in the Sinai Peninsula. For 10 points, name this war in which Israel attacked its neighbors over the course of a week in June, 1967.
This war was triggered by the closing of the Straits of Tiran.
Six Day War (or the Third Arab-Israeli War)