Results of the war

The Six Dar War was a huge defeat for the Arab states. They lost over half their military equipment, and the Jordanian air force was completely destroyed. The Arabs suffered over 18,000 casualties. In contrast the Israelis lost 766 soldiers.

Israeli troops raising their flag in the Golan Heights.

The day after Israel took the Sinai Peninsula, President Nasser of Egypt resigned in disgrace and other Arab leaders endured great unpopularity.

However, this defeat did not soften the Arab states' attitude towards Israel. In August 1967 Arab leaders met in Khartoum and announced a uncompromising message to the world: No negotiations or peace with Israel and no recognition of the state of Israel.

Israel's gains from the war were considerable. Its borders were now more secure and they occupied the Golan Heights, the West Bank and the Sinai Peninsula. The total control of Jerusalem was of considerable importance to Jewish people because of its historic and religious value.

Nasser resigns in disgrace- June 9 1967

Because of the war the Palestinian Arabs experienced further hardship. The conflict created another 350,000 refugees. Most fled to Jordan but those who remained in the West Bank and Gaza Strip became part of Israel. Over 1,300,000 Palestinians now lived under Israeli control.

Palestinian refugee camp near Damascus, Syria.

The war sparked an upsurge in Palestinian nationalism. Guerilla organisations such as the Al Fatah and parts of the PLO carried out repeated terrorist attacks on Israeli targets.

In November 1967 the United Nations passed Resolution 242. This called for a 'just and lasting peace', the withdrawl of Israel from the occupied territories and the settlement of the refugee problem.

Israel did not acknowledge the call to withdraw from its occupied territories and the stance taken by Arab leaders in Khartoum meant that Resolution 242 was nothing more than an international wish-list.

The war did not solve many of the issues that started it, and in some cases made the Israeli-Arab conflict worse. Further outbreaks of war and conflict in the region have continued to the present day.