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Battle of Ammunition Hill

June 6, 1967 · Battle of Ammunition Hill

Result Israeli victory

Israeli paratroopers took the Jordanian position north of the Old City of Jerusalem.

On the map Contemporaries

Israel

Arab states

Israel

Jordan

Mordechai Gur military commander

Uzi Narkiss military commander

Strength and losses

Killed: 36

Strength: c. 150
Killed: 71

Units

55th Paratroopers Brigade (1967)

Jordanian army in the West Bank (1967)