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Arabs in Palestine and the surrounding countries sought to
change this situation, and in 1948 a bloody war broke out between
them and Israel. Israel, which proclaimed its independence that same
year, then violated the UN plan by occupying a large portion of
Palestine. All that was left for the Palestinians was the west part of the
Jordan River (the West Bank) and some land surrounding Gaza city
(the Gaza Strip).
During June 1967, Israel carried out a massive invasion. Egypt,
Syria, and Jordan had been making preparations to attack Israel for
months when, in a sudden counter-attack, Israel launched the war on
the morning of June 5. Israel jets flew over the Mediterranean Sea for
a while and then suddenly turned toward Egypt. Egypt, which had
prepared for an Israeli air attack from the east instead of from the
north, was caught off guard and saw the majority of its air force de-