David Ben-Gurion29 October 1956
Israel invades the Gaza Strip & the Sinai Peninsula & make rapid progress towards the Suez Canal Zone
Israel · Government / Government of Israel. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Israel invades the Gaza Strip & the Sinai Peninsula & make rapid progress towards the Suez Canal Zone
The Suez Canal is reopened
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