War of Attrition

The War of Attrition was a limited war fought between Israeli military and the forces of Egypt, the USSR and the Palestinian Liberation Organization from 1968 to 1970. It was initiated by Egypt as a way to recapture the Sinai from Israel, which had controlled it since the Six-Day War. The war ended with a ceasefire signed between the countries in 1970 with frontiers at the same place as when the war started.