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Invasion of Sinai

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

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1956Date range
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Chronological records

1956

David Ben-Gurion29 October 1956

Sinai · Warfare / Suez War

Israel launches Operation Kadesh, invading the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula and advancing toward the Suez Canal Zone.

Names involved

David Ben-Gurion

Provenance

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