WORLD HISTORY

DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST

ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which war did the Israelis gain control of the West Bank, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip, and Sinai Peninsula?
A
War for Independence
B
6 Day War
C
Yom Kippur War
D
Second Intifada
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Six-Day War ended with Israel capturing the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

Detailed explanation-2: -Six memorable days, known to Israelis as the Six-Day War and to Arabs and others as the 1967 War, redrew the region’s landscape in fundamental ways. In those six days, Israel defeated three Arab armies, gained territory four times its original size, and became the preeminent military power in the region.

Detailed explanation-3: -Israel defeated the Arab armies and captured the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip from Egypt, the Golan Heights from Syria and the West Bank from Jordan.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Six Day War had its origins in disputes between Israel and Egypt over the rights of Israeli shipping to pass through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.

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