disputes between Israel and Egypt over the rights of Israeli shipping to pass through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea. A series of border disputes were the major spark for the Six-Day War
Israel staged a sudden preemptive air assault that destroyed more than 90 percent of Egypt’s air force on the tarmac. A similar air assault incapacitated the Syrian air force.
An eastern front was also opened on June 5 when Jordanian forces began shelling West Jerusalem—disregarding Israel’s warning to King Hussein to keep Jordan out of the fight—only to face a crushing Israeli counterattack
