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Dayan insisted that Israel had “already [reluctantly] conquered enough Arab land and did not need any more”.<ref>{{harv|Oren|2017|p=261}}</ref> Other ministers, including Zalman Aran, Haim Moshe Shapira, Zorach Warhaftig, and members of Mapam, shared this hesitation.<ref>{{harv|Oren|2017|p=261}}</ref> Several even threatened to resign if the air force were used against Syria.<ref>{{harv|Segev|2007|p=200}}</ref>

His proposal to evacuate Israeli settlements was met with fury by other ministers. Deputy Prime Minister Yigal Allon and Prime Minister Levi Eshkol argued that such a move would be tantamount to “conceding parts of Israel [the settlements]” and would constitute a “greater victory for the Syrians”.<ref>{{harv|Oren|2017|p=276}}</ref> This intense internal debate reveals that the eventual attack on the Golan was not a premeditated land grab, but the outcome of a reluctant and divisive decision-making process.

=== Ceasefire Violations and the Reversal of Policy ===

On June 8, Dayan continued to resist calls for an attack on Syria.<ref>{{harv|Oren|2017|p=261}}; {{harv|Shlaim|2014|p=263}}; {{harv|Morris|1999|p=325}}</ref> However, events shifted rapidly that night. Egypt accepted a ceasefire, and Syria soon followed suit. Yet within four hours, Syrian forces had broken the ceasefire by shelling sixteen Israeli villages.<ref>{{harv|Lall|1968|p=72}}</ref>

Earlier, Dayan had stated that he would only approve military action if Syria violated a ceasefire. If the Syrians “continue shelling” despite Israeli restraint, he said, he would support an offensive “to take the entire Heights”.<ref>{{harv|Oren|2017|p=278}}</ref> The renewed Syrian aggression fulfilled that condition.

By the early morning of June 9, Israeli intelligence confirmed that Syrian defenses were collapsing and that the strategic town of Kuneitra had been abandoned.<ref>{{harv|Dayan|1976|p=380}}</ref> Confronted with this shift, Dayan reversed his position and ordered the ground assault on the Golan Heights.<ref>{{harv|Dayan|1976|p=380}}</ref>

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 Dayan insisted that Israel had “already [reluctantly] conquered enough Arab land and did not need any more”.<ref>{{harv|Oren|2017|p=261}}</ref> Other ministers, including Zalman Aran, Haim Moshe Shapira, Zorach Warhaftig, and members of Mapam, shared this hesitation.<ref>{{harv|Oren|2017|p=261}}</ref> Several even threatened to resign if the air force were used against Syria.<ref>{{harv|Segev|2007|p=200}}</ref>
 His proposal to evacuate Israeli settlements was met with fury by other ministers. Deputy Prime Minister Yigal Allon and Prime Minister Levi Eshkol argued that such a move would be tantamount to “conceding parts of Israel [the settlements]” and would constitute a “greater victory for the Syrians”.<ref>{{harv|Oren|2017|p=276}}</ref> This intense internal debate reveals that the eventual attack on the Golan was not a premeditated land grab, but the outcome of a reluctant and divisive decision-making process.
+=== Ceasefire Violations and the Reversal of Policy ===
+On June 8, Dayan continued to resist calls for an attack on Syria.<ref>{{harv|Oren|2017|p=261}}; {{harv|Shlaim|2014|p=263}}; {{harv|Morris|1999|p=325}}</ref> However, events shifted rapidly that night. Egypt accepted a ceasefire, and Syria soon followed suit. Yet within four hours, Syrian forces had broken the ceasefire by shelling sixteen Israeli villages.<ref>{{harv|Lall|1968|p=72}}</ref>
+Earlier, Dayan had stated that he would only approve military action if Syria violated a ceasefire. If the Syrians “continue shelling” despite Israeli restraint, he said, he would support an offensive “to take the entire Heights”.<ref>{{harv|Oren|2017|p=278}}</ref> The renewed Syrian aggression fulfilled that condition.
+By the early morning of June 9, Israeli intelligence confirmed that Syrian defenses were collapsing and that the strategic town of Kuneitra had been abandoned.<ref>{{harv|Dayan|1976|p=380}}</ref> Confronted with this shift, Dayan reversed his position and ordered the ground assault on the Golan Heights.<ref>{{harv|Dayan|1976|p=380}}</ref>
 == References ==