The IDF is
retweeting the 1967 Six-day War this week as it happened.
Israel's army was Wednesday giving a "live" blow-by-blow account of
the 1967 Six Day War, tweeting each air strike at the exact time it
occurred 46 years ago in an epic replay which began early in the
morning.
@IDF1967 "is an official Israel Defence Forces account that is aimed
at retweeting the events of the Six Day War in live time," an army
spokesman told AFP.
The account was tweeting key events in the battle against the armies
of Egypt, Jordan and Syria that took place from 5 to 10 June 1967, and
includes pictures and videos, the army said.
The tweets are mostly in Hebrew, with some translated into English.
"In response to repeated provocations by Egypt, the State of Israel
and the IDF are going to war. We will not sit idly as the enemy forces
tighten the noose around our necks," the opening tweet said around
8:00am (0500 GMT) when Israel landed its first pre-emptive air strike 46
years ago.
By Wednesday afternoon, @IDF1967 had more than 1,000 followers, its
posts showing pictures of Israeli soldiers and tanks in Sinai, and
various other battle footage.
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