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Suez Canal

Israel · Warfare / Israel War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1969–1970Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1969

Golda Meir21 October 1969

Eilat · Warfare / Israel War

Israel retaliates by shelling Egyptian refineries along the Suez Canal, the "War of Attrition," which lasts until August 1970

1970

Golda MeirAugust 1970

Warfare / Israel War

The terms of the agreement call for the Egyptians not to install any new surface-to-air missiles close to the Suez Canal, within weeks of the ceasefire, the Egyptians violate the agreement

Names involved

Golda Meir

Provenance

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