50th anniversary of Israeli-Arab War marked
June 5 marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of 1967 Arab-Israeli War, in which Israel defeated the armies of Egypt, Syria and Jordan in six days. Israeli troops occupied the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula.
June 5 marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of 1967 Arab-Israeli War, in which Israel defeated the armies of Egypt, Syria and Jordan in six days. Israeli troops occupied the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula. A ceasefire was signed on June 11.
Israelis celebrated what they called a reunification of the city. For Palestinians living there, it marked the start of a half-century of occupation.
Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports from the occupied Palestinian territory, Gaza, where he met people who continued to be affected by the legacy of the war.