The War of Attrition was a limited conflict between Israel and Egypt, with Syria and Jordan also involved, fought along the Suez Canal after the Six-Day War of 1967. Egypt's president Nasser sought to wear Israel down and force its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula through artillery duels, commando raids and air battles. Israel built the Bar-Lev Line of fortifications along the canal and later carried out deep air raids on Egypt. The Soviet Union sent advisers, pilots and air-defense missiles to Egypt in response. A ceasefire based on a US proposal ended the fighting, without resolving the territorial dispute. Nasser died soon afterward, and his successor Sadat went to war again in 1973.
Before and after
- 14 June 1967Launch of Mariner 5
- 20 June 1967Birth of Nicole Kidman
- 21 June 1967Birth of Yingluck Shinawatra
- 1 July 1967Founding of Taipei
- from 1 July 1967 to 7 August 1970War of Attrition
- 1 July 1967Birth of Pamela Anderson
- from 6 July 1967 to 15 January 1970Nigerian Civil War
- from 12 July 1967 to 17 July 19671967 Newark riots
- 14 July 1967Founding of World Intellectual Property Organization
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