Middle East 687
Israel added buffers between Jerusalem and its various neighbors, and the Gaza
Strip, West Bank, and Golan Heights were taken as well. UN Security Council Reso-
lution 242 set the ceasefire and confirmed the new status quo.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from December 16, 1966.
MID#3446
Dispute Number: 3446
Date(s): June 11, 1967 to November 23, 1967
Participants: 652 Syria/666 Israel
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Syrian and Israeli forces clashed in mid-June 1967. Syria charged that
Israel abused Syrian civilians and killed Syrian prisoners while Israel denied the
claims. Israel then reported on July 3 that there had been multiple clashes along the
Syrian ceasefire line in the past two weeks.
On September 28, the Israeli army linked Syria to multiple attacks led by guerrillas
trained by Syrian and Algerian officers. The UN Security Council passed a Middle
East peace plan unanimously, which called for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from
captured Arab territory and the end of Arab belligerency toward Israel. On November
23, Syrian President Nureddin al-Attassi said the resolution “rewards Israel for her
aggression.”
Coding changes: Start Date changed from June 15, 1967. End Date changed from
November 27, 1967. Settlement changed from None.
MID#3447
Dispute Number: 3447
Date(s): September 3, 1968 to December 19, 1971
Participants: 652 Syria/666 Israel
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 26–100 deaths
Narrative: On September 3, 1968, three Israeli soldiers in the Golan Heights were
killed when their Jeep detonated a mine. Israel reported that in 1968 there had been 37
acts of sabotage and border incidents in the Syrian sector. Numerous repeated border
clashes continued throughout the next three years. Then, on October 18, 1971, Syrian
President Hafez Assad announced the massing of 250,000 Syrian troops at its border
with Israel. This was one week after the US secretary of state said that Washington
was reconsidering Israeli military obligations. Israel also had a buildup of forces in the
Golan in December, which prompted the Soviets to accuse them of instigating conflict.
Coding changes: End Date changed from October 17, 1971. Fatalities changed from
Missing.
MID#1039
Started in June 1970. See the narrative in the 652 Syria/663 Jordan dyad dispute list.