Battle of Ammunition Hill

Battle of Ammunition Hill
Part of Six-Day War

Trenches on Ammunition Hill, 1967, with the apartment buildings of the Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood in the background
DateJune 6, 1967
Location
31°47′58″N 35°13′41″E / 31.79944°N 35.22806°E / 31.79944; 35.22806 (Ammunition Hill)
Ammunition Hill, the western slope of Mount Scopus
Result Israeli victory
Belligerents
 Israel  Jordan
Commanders and leaders
Israel Mordechai Gur
Israel Shlomo Yossi Yafe
Israel Uzi Narkis		 Jordan Hussein bin Talal
Zaid ibn Shaker
Strength
Reinforced company About 150 soldiers
Casualties and losses
36 killed 71 killed

Ammunition Hill (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת הַתַּחְמֹשֶׁת, Giv'at HaTahmoshet; Arabic: تلة الذخيرة) was a fortified Jordanian military post in the northern part of Jordanian-ruled East Jerusalem and the western slope of Mount Scopus. It was the site of one of the fiercest battles of the Six-Day War.[1] Ammunition Hill is now a national memorial site.[2]

  1. ^ Fendel, Hillel (16 May 2007). "Jerusalem Day: Remembering the Critical Ammunition Hill Battle". Israel National News. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ The Mysteries of Jerusalem, Ammunition Hill Museum, 2007, Jerusalem, p.120-121