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Summary:On May 30 1967 the Middle East situation took a turn for the worse with Jordan signing a defence pact with Egypt and thereby aligning itself against Israel. That day, Israeli Chief of Staff, General Yitzhak Rabin, visited his troops in Sinai. Rabin, who was to become his nation's Prime Minister in seven years, warned that Israel was capable of launching a ferocious strike against its enemies.
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Location:ISRAEL SINIA
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