In June 1967, following a series of maneuvers by Egyptian President Abdel Gamal Nasser, Israel preemptively attacked Egyptian and Syrian air forces, starting the Six-Day War. After the war ...

Forty years ago, Israel entered the Six-Day War, the beginning of the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. Two regional experts give their perspectives on the Middle East then and now.

and so appears to make the side carrying out the strike the aggressor it is usually carried out before a formal declaration of war One example is the Six Day War of 1967. Israel was the first to ...