The six day war hebrew the setback or 1967 harb 1967 war of 1967 also known as the june war 1967 arab israeli war or third arab israeli war was fought between 5 and 10 june 1967 by israel and the despite being short on men and equipment and having come under a jordanian mortar bombardment . A short and spellbinding book about the six day war of june 1967 in which israel fought for its life for the third time in its brief history and won a decisive victory against overwhel clifford irving makes not only the battles but the issues and the warriors spring to life. Encyclopedia of jewish and israeli history politics and culture with biographies statistics articles and documents on topics from anti semitism to zionism six day war maps the battle of jerusalem june 5 7 1967. Fought between 5 and 10 june 1967 the six day war pitched israel against a rough alliance of egypt then called the united arab republic syria and jordan. Six day war israeli tanks advancing on the golan heights during the six day war between arab and israeli forces june 10 1967 assaf kutin c the state of israel government press office the arab countries losses in the conflict were disastrous