Avraham Yoffe5 November 1956
Yoffe's forces capture Sharm el-Sheikh, ending Egyptian control of the Straits of Tiran approaches.
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Yoffe's forces capture Sharm el-Sheikh, ending Egyptian control of the Straits of Tiran approaches.
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