![Destroyed Egyptian armour lines the sides of a Sinai road after it was hit by Israeli jet fighters d.. Destroyed Egyptian armour lines the sides of a Sinai road after it was hit by Israeli jet fighters during the 1967 Six Day War. [In six days Israel took control of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Sinai and the Golan Heights as well as "unifying" Jerusalem by capturing East Jerusalem and the Old City, thus increasing Israel's land mass dramatically. It also became burdened with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians along with the land it captured.] Israel celebrates its 50th Golden Jubilee anniversary on Apr](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/08/Sinai.jpg/Sinai.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=yyrWsiMT)
![Destroyed Egyptian armour lines the sides of a Sinai road after it was hit by Israeli jet fighters d.. Destroyed Egyptian armour lines the sides of a Sinai road after it was hit by Israeli jet fighters during the 1967 Six Day War. [In six days Israel took control of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Sinai and the Golan Heights as well as "unifying" Jerusalem by capturing East Jerusalem and the Old City, thus increasing Israel's land mass dramatically. It also became burdened with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians along with the land it captured.] Israel celebrates its 50th Golden Jubilee anniversary on Apr](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/08/Sinai.jpg/Sinai.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=yyrWsiMT)
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![Destroyed Egyptian armour lines the sides of a Sinai road after it was hit by Israeli jet fighters d.. Destroyed Egyptian armour lines the sides of a Sinai road after it was hit by Israeli jet fighters during the 1967 Six Day War. [In six days Israel took control of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Sinai and the Golan Heights as well as "unifying" Jerusalem by capturing East Jerusalem and the Old City, thus increasing Israel's land mass dramatically. It also became burdened with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians along with the land it captured.] Israel celebrates its 50th Golden Jubilee anniversary on Apr](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/08/Sinai.jpg/Sinai.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=yyrWsiMT)
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