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== No plan for territorial gain == | == No plan for territorial gain == | ||
=== | === Dayan’s Message to the Troops === | ||
On June 5, following the initial attack on the Egyptian air force, Defense minister Moshe Dayan told his troops that in contrast to the Egyptian war goals, the IDF had no aim of conquest:<ref>{{harv|Dayan|1976|p=355}}</ref> | On June 5, following the initial attack on the Egyptian air force, Defense minister Moshe Dayan told his troops that in contrast to the Egyptian war goals, the IDF had no aim of conquest:<ref>{{harv|Dayan|1976|p=355}}</ref> | ||
{{Blockquote|quotetext=''The Egyptian General Murtagi, commander of the Arab forces in Sinai, had told his men that the world expectantly awaited the results of their “holy war” and called upon them to capture by force of arms and fraternal unity the “stolen land of Palestine.” | {{Blockquote|quotetext=''The Egyptian General Murtagi, commander of the Arab forces in Sinai, had told his men that the world expectantly awaited the results of their “holy war” and called upon them to capture by force of arms and fraternal unity the “stolen land of Palestine.” | ||