The main control of the Middle East belonged to France and Great Britain during this time, and Egypt began aligning themselves with the Soviet Union and Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. There is a dramatic change in the influence of the region from the US and the USSR. The change began after the British and the French made a deal with the Israelis to fight first which allowed the Jewish people to use the canal. The French and the British back out of the crisis when the US threatened to cut the oil supply. The Six days war resulted in the Egyptians planning an attack on the Israeli. This continued with the Israelis first strike policy, and they caught wind of the attack due to there large base of informants and destroyed all the air force on the ground on the surrounding Arab countries meaning they could not attack. They continued to advance and took over the Golden Heights, West Bank and the Sinai Peninsula, but then had to retreat due to the fear of taking over all the Arab nations. The planned to give back the land if peace followed. This war only lasted six days, but had a large affect on the Israelis and the Egyptians making a peace agreement in the Camp David Accords which is still present today.
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