Operation Focus
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| Operational scope | Air strike |
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| Objective | Egyptian |
| Jordanian | |
| Syrian | |
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| ID | 2249665 |
About Operation Focus
Operation Focus was the opening airstrike by Israel at the start of the Six-Day War in 1967. It is sometimes referred to as "Sinai Air Strike". At 07:45 on June 5, 1967, the Israeli Air Force under Maj. Gen. Mordechai Hod launched a massive airstrike that destroyed the majority of the Egyptian Air Force on the ground.