June War, 2nd Day

This dated record documents “Syria Signs a Mutual Defense Agreement with Egypt.”

A majority of SC members vote in favor of a draft inviting the Government of Syria to strengthen its measures to prevent incidents that constitute a violation of the General Armistice Agreement.

The measure censures Israel for its large-scale military action on 13 November in the southern Hebron area.

This dated record documents “Jordan Signs a Joint Defense Pact with Egypt.”

In a major early-morning surprise operation, Israel's air force attacks Egyptian military airfields, destroying 309 out of 340 Egyptian parked military planes parked.

East Jerusalem falls in the morning.

On the fourth day of the June war, Israeli forces continued their offensive; this dated entry records developments in the 1967 occupation.

Israeli forces reach the eastern bank of the Suez Canal.

Israeli forces continue their advance in the Golan Heights and complete their conquest at nightfall, despite a message sent by USSR Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin to US President Lyndon Johnson...

In the Old City of Jerusalem, 135 dwellings of the Maghrebi Quarter are emptied of their Palestinian inhabitants (about 650) and razed to create a plaza at the foot of the Western Wall.