The
Six-Day War (
Hebrew: ,
Milhemet Sheshet Ha Yamim;
Arabic: ,
an-Naksah, "The Setback" or ,
Ḥarb 1967, "War of 1967"), also known as the
June War,
1967 Arab–Israeli War, or
Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967 by
Israel and the neighboring states of
Egypt (known at the time as the
United Arab Republic),
Jordan, and
Syria.