• @SCB
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    010 months ago

    Israel did in fact start that war, with a “preemptive” air raid meant to cripple Egypt’s air force.

    Lmao what

    In the months prior to the outbreak of the Six-Day War in June 1967, tensions again became dangerously heightened: Israel reiterated its post-1956 position that another Egyptian closure of the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping would be a definite casus belli. In May 1967, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser announced that the Straits of Tiran would again be closed to Israeli vessels. He subsequently mobilized the Egyptian military into defensive lines along the border with Israel[31] and ordered the immediate withdrawal of all UNEF personnel.[32][24]

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      10 months ago

      Yes, the Wikipedia article you’re quoting goes on to state:

      On 5 June 1967, as the UNEF was in the process of leaving the zone, Israel launched a series of preemptive airstrikes against Egyptian airfields and other facilities, launching its war effort.[24] Egyptian forces were caught by surprise, and nearly all of Egypt’s military aerial assets were destroyed, giving Israel air supremacy.

      You can shut up now tbph. Not responding further.

      • @SCB
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        010 months ago

        “We’ll consider it a Cassus Belli if you blockade us”

        Blockades and gets attacked

        Shocked Pikachu