At a time when Arab forces posed a significant threat to Israel's security, Israel's preemption in the Six-Day War dealt a decisive blow to their ability to carry out threats, especially by incapacitating Egypt's air force. Israel also captured territory held by Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, none of which was recaptured by military means. The Six-Day War, fought in 1967, remains one of the most significant and transformative events in Middle Eastern history. Over the course of just six days, Israel and a coalition of Arab nations, including Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, clashed in a series of intense battles that would drastically alter the geopolitical landscape of the region. Each crew had been assigned battle sectors, rendezvous points and objectives. Israeli Intelligence had tracked the Arab enemy to the last desert dune. The system worked so well that Israel was G9dz.