Syria Falls

On June 8, Israeli forces had reached the Suez Canal. After they had taken over the Siniai, Israel turned its forces on the Golan Heights, which is where the Syrians were shelling Israeli villages from. The next day Israeli soldiers began the difficult assault up steep terrain against the Syrian forces. The balance of power soon shifted in Israel's favor, and by 6:30 PM, Syria had surrendered and signed a cease-fire. Israel then controlled all of the Golan Heights. The war with the Egyptians didn't formally end until 1979, when the two countries finally made peace.

This is a map showing the Golan Heights, and how Syrian forces were able to use it to their advantage. The Heights were adjacent and above Israeli ground, so Syrian shells could bombard Israeli villages.

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