Six-day war between Israel and Arab countries; Arab countries build up troops along the borders, and Israel launches a preemptive strike, occupying the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. General Moshe Dayan quickly reaches the Suez Canal; the Egyptian army is routed. Israeli losses: 679 dead, 2,563 wounded, 15 prisoners; Arab side: 21,000 dead, 45,000 wounded, 6,000 prisoners; soldiers involved in the conflict: 264,000 with 197 aircraft on the Israeli side, 280,000 with 812 aircraft on the Arab side (Egypt, Syria, and Jordan); cost on the Israeli side: $3 billion.
