Six-Day War

The article argues that Israel's current actions in Gaza are part of a decades-old pattern of military conduct, citing testimonies from Israeli soldiers in the 1967 Six-Day War who admitted to committing war crimes under orders. It highlights recent revelations by Haaretz about historical accounts of soldiers describing systematic violence against Palestinians, drawing parallels to the ongoing situation in Gaza since October 2023.

Republican Congressman Thomas Massie called for a new investigation into Israel's 1967 attack on the USS Liberty, which killed 34 Americans and wounded 171. Israel apologized, stating it mistook the vessel for an Egyptian ship, while US sailors claimed the attack was deliberate.

On June 5, 1968, U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after winning California’s Democratic presidential primary at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. The assassin, Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, was arrested at the scene. Other historical events on this date include the U.S. Supreme Court ending segregated railroad dining cars in 1950 and the Six-Day War beginning in 1967.

A film director was stabbed to death by her sister, who stole her £70,000 diamond Rolex. The director fled the Six-Day War in the Middle East as a young girl, according to court proceedings.