The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War" id="mwARk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Six-Day War">Six-Day War</a> begins: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" id="mwARo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Israel">Israel</a> launches surprise strikes against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" id="mwARs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Egypt">Egyptian</a> air-fields in response to the mobilisation of Egyptian forces on the Israeli border.