Al-Bawsala – Today, June 5, marks the 56th anniversary of the setback, which resulted in the Israeli occupation completing the occupation of the rest of the Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem, the Golan from Syria, and the Sinai from Egypt, after a six-day war between the occupation and Jordan, Egypt and Syria in 1967.

The Israeli occupation did not accept the logic of peace, rejected the resolutions of the United Nations, defied its charter, and violated its principles. And he continued to seize and loot lands in favor of settlement.

As a result of international political activity, and in particular the desire of the then French government not to resort to force; The Arab countries Jordan, Egypt and Syria pledged not to wage war and stop military preparations, but the military leadership of the Israeli occupation, with the support of the United States of America, took advantage of this circumstance and carried out its sudden aggression on the morning of June 5, 1967.

The Israeli occupation forces occupied the West Bank, including Jerusalem (5878 square kilometers) in 1967; Following the withdrawal of the Jordanian forces and their return to the east of the Jordan River, and reduced its borders with Jordan from 650 km to 480 km (including 83.5 km along the Dead Sea).

The occupation plundered much of the West Bank’s wealth, especially the water resources, and began Judaizing Jerusalem in a planned and systematic manner. By seizing vast areas of the West Bank, he was able to improve his strategic, security and military situation, and remove any military danger that might have threatened him, or the presence of any organized and armed Arab army in the West Bank, which is the geographical heart of historical Palestine.

war results

Among the results of the 1967 war was the issuance of Security Council Resolution No. (242), the convening of the Arab Three No’s Summit in Khartoum, the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank, including the erasure of entire villages, and the opening of the door to settlement in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

The war resulted in the death of 15,000-25,000 Arabs, compared to the death of 800 Israelis. And the destruction of 70-80% of the military equipment in the Arab countries.

There were conflicting data and figures about the number of prisoners and missing persons as a result of the war. Palestinian researcher Aref Al-Aref stated that more than 6,000 Palestinians were arrested during the war, and that more than a thousand people were deported outside the country, while former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser mentioned it as mentioned in the book “War.” 67” by the researcher Ahmed Al-Alami, that the number of Egyptian prisoners reached 11 thousand Egyptian prisoners, and that more than 200 houses were blown up in the areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

The defeat of the Arab armies on all fronts led to the emergence of the phenomenon of the fedayeen and the resistance against the Israeli occupation, as the Palestinian resistance to Israeli military rule remained a feature inherent to the occupation, and various forms of resistance erupted that led to an increase in the occupation’s brutality by deporting mayors and universities, evacuating and displacing residents, and imprisoning thousands. In an attempt to impose the procedures and laws of military rule on the Palestinian population.

Legal reality after the war

The occupation took control of the legislative, executive and judicial authorities in the occupied territories in the aftermath of the 1967 war. Military Order No. 2 of 1967 was issued stipulating the abolition of any laws in force in the occupied territories in the event that they contradict orders issued by the occupation administration.

After the publication of Military Order No. 347 of 1981, all legal and administrative powers were transferred to the so-called Civil Administration.

Since 1967, military courts and military commissions have retained full jurisdiction over certain criminal cases and matters, and all disputes over land, taxes and natural resources. In other words, military orders dealt with regulating all aspects of life.

The procedures for arresting Palestinians in the occupied territories and the way they are treated began to be subject to a series of military orders issued by the military commanders in both the West Bank and Gaza.

The military courts of the occupation refuse to apply the instructions of international law, although international laws oblige the occupying countries to apply them, and refuse to deal with prisoners as prisoners of war, and deal with them as criminals and terrorists and impose harsh sentences on them.

The occupation carried out its aggressive plan by directing a massive and sudden air strike against the military airports and the Jordanian, Egyptian and Syrian warplanes, which enabled the Israeli military aviation to provide air control over the battlefield throughout the war.

In the period between 5-8/6/6, the occupation forces moved to attack, directing the main blow on the Egyptian front. the secondary strike on the Jordanian front; At a time when it moved to active defense on the Syrian front, with artillery and air strikes directed at the Syrian army positions in the Golan throughout that period.

The Israeli occupation continued its attack on 10/6, despite the issuance of the United Nations cease-fire resolution, and fueled the battle with new reservists, especially from the forces that were operating on the Jordanian side.