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Moshe Amirav


The Six-Day War: Day Three The Six-Day War: Day Three
Thursday, June 7, 2012 by | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

As Nasser was ordering his army to flee the Sinai, King Hussein commanded his to stay put. But within the Old City, only a hundred soldiers remained, the rest having already retreated toward the East Bank.