Six-Day-War Timeline
05.06.23
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Follow a step-to-step timeline of how the Six-Day-War developed
JUNE 5, 1967
07:45
Operation Focus begins: The Israeli Air Force simultaneously attacks 11 Egyptian air bases and destroys 197 of their aircraft.
08:16
The "Red Sheet" order: MG Israel Tal orders the forces of the 84th Division to start moving into Gaza.
09:34
The start of the second wave attack as part of Operation Focus and the destruction of 107 additional aircraft.
10:00
The Jordanian military begins shooting toward the Jewish enclave on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem.
11:50
The Jordanian and Syrian air forces launch an air attack against Israel.
12:15
The Air Force's Operation focus continues into Jordan, Syria and Iraq.
13:00
The 7th Brigade of the 84th Division defeats Egyptian forces at the Rafah crossing.
13:10
Syrian planes attack Degania, where a Coast Guard Sergeant is killed.
13:30
Jordanian forces take over the Government House in Jerusalem.
14:22
The IDF takes over the small town of Sheikh Zuweid in the Sinai Peninsula, paving the way to victory on the Egyptian front.
15:35
The IDF takes over the Government House. Diplomats and their families who live in the area are relocated to Jerusalem.
17:00
The Harel Brigade launches an attack in the Jerusalem corridor in front of the Jordanian outpost line.
19:15
IDF forces complete their victory over the Jordanian forces at the Fortifications Harmon outpost near Tzur Baher.
21:30
Three outposts in Burkin—in the Jenin region—are successfully occupied.
23:00
The beginning of the Battle of Abu-Ageila.
JUNE 6, 1967
01:00
Shelling begins on Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem.
02:30
Paratroopers begin their deployment around Jerusalem.
03:30
The commander of the 4th Brigade announces the occupation of the Latrun police station.
03:45
An operation to take Jenin begins.
05:30
An Iraqi Tupolev-16 plane drops bombs in the city of Netanya.
05:45
The Jordanian army takes control of the Kabatia Junction, the Syrian military launches heavy shelling on the villages and towns of the upper Galilee and attacks the Ashmura outpost.
05:47
The Syrian military begin heavy bombardment of the villages and towns of the upper Galilee.
06:00
The start of a Syrian attack on the Ashmura outpost. The Umm Toft-Abu Agila complex was occupied by the IDF.
06:15
The Paratroopers Brigade takes Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem.
07:00
The Paratroopers Brigade starts moving from Rafah toward Gaza City.
07:37
It is reported that the Syrians are preparing for an attack on the Tel Dan area.
08:00
The commander of the 55th Paratroopers Brigade in reserves, Col. Motta Gur, is reporting that the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum is in Israeli hands.
08:00
The IDF finishes conquering the Al-Arish airport in the Sinai Peninsula.
08:45
One dead and six wounded in Syrian shelling of Kibbutz Ein Gev.
09:15
The Tel el-Ful hill is captured by the IDF.
12:30
The IDF captures Givat HaMivtar and the French Hill in Jerusalem.
13:00
The capture of Gaza City was completed with the taking over of the police building.
13:05
The Israeli villages of Yesod Hamaala and Hulta are bombarded by the Syrian Army.
15:45
The battle in the Abu Tor neighborhood of Jerusalem begins.
18:00
The Jordanian army is evacuated from the Abu Tor neighborhood
19:30
The capture of the city of Ramallah is complete.
JUNE 7, 1967
06:30
The 9th Battalion breaks into the city of Al-Arish in the Sinai for the first time.
08:00
The Jebel Livni mountain in the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the IDF.
08:30
The Air Force bombs the Jordanian positions in Augusta Victoria.
09:45
The Paratroopers Brigade break into the Old City of Jerusalem through the Lions' Gate.
10:00
COL Motta Gur announces that the Temple Mount is in Israeli hands.
11:00
The Jordanian governor of Jerusalem signs a letter of surrender.
11:00
The Egyptian compound in Qasima is captured without a fight.
11:00
The Air Force attacks the H-3 airfield in western Iraq.
11:00
The conquest of Tulkarm is completed.
12:15
The Israeli flag is raised in Sharm el-Sheikh.
12:20
Kibbutz Tel Katzir is severely damaged by Syrian shelling.
13:00
Control over Khan Yunis is consolidated by the Paratroopers Brigade.
14:30
IDF forces enter Bethlehem. The IDF’s Chief Rabbi, BG Shlomo Goren, hurried to Rachel's grave, a holy Jewish site in the city.
18:00
The mayor of Nablus signs a letter of surrender.
19:20
The city of Jericho falls under IDF control.
23:30
JUNE 8, 1967
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan orders the IDF to capture Hebron.
06:30
IDF forces enter Hebron and take over without resistance.
08:30
The conquest of Bir Gafgafa is complete.
12:30
Paratroopers Brigade Commander COL Rafael Eitan is wounded near Kantara.
14:00
The USS Liberty is mistakenly targeted—a U.S. intelligence ship which was mistakenly recognized as an Egyptian warship is struck by mistake.
18:00
The IDF capture the town of Kantara near the Suez Canal.
20:00
The heads of the villages and towns in the Galilee meet with Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and request to launch an attack on the Syrians in the Golan Heights, as a response for the heavy Syrian attacks from the area.
JUNE 9, 1967
07:00
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan authorizes the commander of the Northern Command to capture the Golan Heights.
07:00
The IDF captures the town of Ras Sedr in the Sinai Peninsula.
07:30
The patrol unit of the Paratroopers Brigade arrives at the Pirdan bridge.
11:30
The 8th Division—situated in the northern Golan Heights—defeats Syrian forces in the area.
12:18
Tel Hilal is captured from the Syrians.
12:30
The UN Security Council meets on Syria's request for a ceasefire.
14:30
The 7th and 35th Brigades join on the banks of the Suez Canal.
17:00
The Golani Brigade capsure Tel Azizat.
18:20
The conquest of Tel Fakhr is concluded by the Golani Brigade.
JUNE 10, 1967
04:00
The conquest of the Tel Hamra area is completed by the 45th Brigade.
04:00
The Israeli government meets to discuss a ceasefire in the Golan Heights.
08:30
The Syrians announce the fall of Quneitra to the IDF.
11:30
The campaign to conquer the southern plateau of the Golan Heights begins.
15:30
Quneitra is fully taken over by the IDF.
18:00
The village Mas’ada is taken over by the IDF without a fight.
18:30
A ceasefire goes into effect.
