ABSTRACT
The 1956 Suez Crisis and its termination did not deal with any of the larger regional problems of the Middle East. They were also not addressed by the Pan-Arab projects and plans of the late 1950s. The events of 1956 had excluded any real possibility that an Arab country would now be able to recognize Israel: a situation that formed the backdrop of events leading to another war one decade later. Israel's air attack on Egypt early on the morning of June 5 commenced what would later be called the Six-Day War. The main imperative for Israeli commanders was to act quickly and decisively, because so many of Israel's troops were reservists who could not be mobilized indefinitely without severely constraining the nation's economy. Finally, after hostilities commenced, Arab leaders, par began to use radio addresses to powers, particularly the United Israeli achieve its remarking initial wave of airstrikes.
