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Arab-Israeli War

noun

Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt. Synonym: Yom Kippur War.

Tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East. Synonyms: Six-Day War, Six Day War.

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... completion of this process, it is US policy that the final status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip has yet to be determined. In the view of the US, the term West Bank describes all of the area west of the Jordan under Jordanian administration before the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. With respect to negotiations envisaged in the framework agreement, however, it is US policy that a distinction must be made between Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank because of the city's special status ...

— The 1991 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

Words linked to "Arab-Israeli War" : warfare, Near East, Middle East, war, Six-Day War, Six Day War, Mideast