Battle for Jerusalem (1967) הקרב על ירושלים

On 5 June 1967 Jordan opened fire on West Jerusalem despite Israeli messages urging it to stay out of the war. Israeli paratroopers took Ammunition Hill in one of the hardest fights of the Six-Day War, and on 7 June they entered the Old City through the Lions' Gate. Their commander Motta Gur radioed "The Temple Mount is in our hands." Within weeks Israel extended its law to East Jerusalem and widened the city's boundaries, and Jews returned to pray at the Western Wall.