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Sharm El Sheikh Capture Opens Aqaba Access

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Sharm El Sheikh Capture Opens Aqaba Access

Ben-Gurion, David · Sharm El Sheikh · Prime Minister of Israel

David Ben-Gurion's government achieved a central war objective when Israeli troops captured Sharm el-Sheikh, undermining the Egyptian blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba.

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