21 October 1956Sevres Delegation AuthorisedDavid Ben-Gurion
Ben-Gurion authorises senior Israeli participation in secret talks with Britain and France at Sevres.
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Ben-Gurion authorises senior Israeli participation in secret talks with Britain and France at Sevres.
Meets the French Prime Minister to discuss the invasion of Egypt to oust Nasser
Meets the French Prime Minister to discuss the invasion of Egypt to oust Nasser
Dayan presents Israel's proposed military timetable and Sinai objectives during the secret Sevres discussions.
Signs the secret Protocol of Sevres setting out the coordinated Israeli, British, and French plan against Egypt.
Ben-Gurion signs the Sevres protocol committing Israel to begin the Sinai operation.
Ben-Gurion accepts the secret plan giving Israel military objectives along Sinai and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Ben-Gurion gives final political approval for the Sinai offensive.
Tolkowsky commands the Israeli Air Force as it intercepts an Egyptian aircraft carrying senior military officers on the eve of Kadesh.
Dayan orders final mobilisation and deployment for Operation Kadesh.
Sharon leads the 202nd Paratroop Brigade overland toward the isolated battalion near Mitla Pass.
Eitan's paratroopers establish positions near the eastern approaches to Mitla Pass after landing in Sinai.
Dayan uses the Mitla airborne landing to create an Israeli threat toward the Suez Canal under the Kadesh plan.
Authorises the Israeli attack on Egypt, framing it as a campaign to end fedayeen attacks and open navigation.
Tolkowsky directs air operations that attack Egyptian communications facilities as Operation Kadesh opens.
Eitan commands the 890th Battalion in the first combat parachute landing conducted by the Israel Defense Forces.
Sharon leads the ground element of the 202nd Paratroop Brigade toward the isolated force near Mitla Pass.
Israel invades the Gaza Strip & the Sinai Peninsula & make rapid progress towards the Suez Canal Zone
Israel invades the Gaza Strip & the Sinai Peninsula & make rapid progress towards the Suez Canal Zone
Israel launches Operation Kadesh, invading the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula and advancing toward the Suez Canal Zone.
Sharon's brigade captures Kuntilla while opening the overland route toward the airborne battalion.
Eitan leads the paratroop battalion dropped near the eastern approaches to Mitla Pass.
Tolkowsky's air force carries the 890th Battalion to the Mitla area for the opening airborne assault.
Commands the paratroop force dropped near Mitla Pass at the opening of Operation Kadesh.
Simhoni coordinates Southern Command formations as Israeli ground forces enter Sinai on several axes.
Directs Operation Kadesh, the Israeli invasion of Sinai.
Simhoni directs Israeli Southern Command during the opening of Operation Kadesh.
Israel invades the Gaza Strip & the Sinai Peninsula & make rapid progress towards the Suez Canal Zone
Sharon's overland column links with the paratroopers dropped near Mitla Pass the previous day.
Wallach directs the 38th Division's infantry and armoured formations on the central Sinai axis.
Eitan's isolated 890th Battalion is reunited with the advancing 202nd Paratroop Brigade.
Dayan directs forces toward the key Abu Ageila road junction and defensive complex.
Simhoni coordinates the converging Israeli formations attacking Egyptian positions around Abu Ageila.
Ben-Ari's armoured brigade helps open the route through the Abu Ageila defensive area.
Wallach's divisional group reduces key Egyptian positions while the Israeli central axis moves deeper into Sinai.
Ben-Ari's 7th Armoured Brigade captures the Dyka Pass during the central Sinai breakthrough.
Dayan's original timetable is overtaken when the 7th Armoured Brigade enters combat a day earlier than planned.
Simhoni's Southern Command forces capture the Quseima strongpoint as the central advance develops.
Ben-Ari leads the 7th Armoured Brigade into Sinai to reinforce the main Israeli advance.
Ben-Ari brings the 7th Armoured Brigade into the battle earlier than the original General Staff timetable.
Coordinates Israeli armour and paratroop columns as they advance across Sinai.
Laskov's 77th Division begins its offensive on the northern Sinai axis during the night.
Ben-Ari's armoured forces help break through Egyptian positions in the Abu Ageila sector.
Israeli aircraft under Tolkowsky perform liaison missions between widely separated forces during Operation Kadesh.
Fights Egyptian forces around Mitla Pass during the Sinai Campaign.
Ben-Ari's armoured column reaches Bir al-Hamma as the Israeli advance continues westward.
Ben-Ari's brigade advances through central Sinai and reaches the Bir Hasna area.
Tolkowsky's air force evacuates casualties from forward areas while the ground campaign continues.
Ben-Ari's armoured forces capture Jebel Libni after breaking through the central Sinai defensive system.
Eitan's paratroopers fight Egyptian forces around the Mitla approaches.
Sharon orders forces into Mitla Pass, where intense fighting develops with Egyptian troops.
Yoffe leads the 9th Brigade on a rapid southward advance through difficult Sinai terrain.
Laskov commands the divisional drive along the Rafah, El-Arish and El-Qantara axis.
Ben-Ari's 7th Armoured Brigade captures Ruafa Dam during its westward advance.
Tolkowsky's air force conducts reconnaissance missions supporting Israeli commanders during the rapid Sinai advance.
Dayan presses Israeli columns westward as Egyptian resistance weakens in several sectors.
Tolkowsky's air force expands close support for Israeli ground formations advancing across Sinai.
Wallach directs the 10th Brigade in an unsuccessful assault against Egyptian positions at Umm Qatef.
Wallach commits the 37th Brigade against Umm Qatef, where Egyptian defences stop the attack.
Wallach's forces encounter strong Egyptian resistance and attacks against Umm Qatef are halted.
Strengthens Israeli-French defence cooperation before the Sinai Campaign.
Peres expands French-Israeli defence cooperation as planning for a Sinai operation accelerates.
Laskov employs armour at the front of the northern advance, demonstrating the growing battlefield role of Israeli armoured forces.
Laskov's 77th Division reaches the approaches to El-Arish after advancing along the northern axis.
Simhoni coordinates operations across both the Gaza and central Sinai fronts.
Dayan coordinates operations aimed at defeating Egyptian forces in the Gaza Strip.
Yoffe's brigade captures Ras an-Naqb while advancing toward the Gulf of Aqaba.
Ben-Gurion reports major Israeli gains as forces advance across Sinai.
Elements of Eitan's 890th Battalion meet Gur's newly landed Nahal force at El-Tor.
Yoffe's brigade continues the southern advance toward Sharm el-Sheikh and the Straits of Tiran.
Ben-Ari's 7th Armoured Brigade advances deep into Sinai and halts about fifteen kilometres from the Suez Canal.
Dayan orders Israeli formations to exploit the general Egyptian withdrawal from Sinai.
Gur's Nahal battalion links with soldiers of the 890th Battalion at El-Tor.
Gur commands a Nahal battalion parachute landing at El-Tor during the southern phase of Operation Kadesh.
Gur's battalion secures El-Tor after its airborne landing in southern Sinai.
Laskov's divisional forces include the 27th Armoured Brigade as Israeli armour advances toward the canal.
Ben-Gurion's government begins consolidating control over captured positions in Sinai and Gaza.
Yoffe secures the southern route leading toward Sharm el-Sheikh.
Simhoni completes command of the rapid Sinai campaign after Israeli forces reach their principal objectives.
Meir argues that Israeli action is tied to border attacks and restrictions on navigation.
Israeli forces capture Sharm el-Sheikh, opening access to the Straits of Tiran.
Yoffe's forces capture Sharm el-Sheikh, ending Egyptian control of the Straits of Tiran approaches.
Dayan orders the final attack on Egyptian positions guarding Sharm el-Sheikh.
Dayan reports that principal military objectives in Sinai have been reached.
Ben-Gurion hails the capture of Sharm el-Sheikh as restoring Israeli access through the Straits of Tiran.
Ben-Gurion considers international ceasefire demands while Israeli forces hold Sinai and Gaza.
Bar-Lev leads the training department's post-battle study as the IDF begins extracting operational lessons from Operation Kadesh.
Simhoni dies in an aircraft crash shortly after the Sinai campaign ends.
Tolkowsky's air force attacks Egyptian forces while supporting the continuing Israeli advance across Sinai.
Tankus's naval forces help land armoured vehicles supporting the Israeli advance along the southern route.
Simhoni's Southern Command uses the 11th Brigade to capture the Gaza Strip during Operation Kadesh.
Israeli naval forces under Tankus land infantry to assist the 9th Brigade's southern advance.
Tankus directs naval forces protecting Israel's coast while the Sinai campaign is underway.
Israeli aircraft under Tolkowsky carry out rescue missions during Operation Kadesh.
Tankus directs naval supply support for the 9th Brigade operating along the difficult southern Sinai axis.
Tankus's navy supports the 9th Brigade as it advances through southern Sinai.
Israel captures Gaza and the Gaza Strip during the Sinai Campaign.
Israeli forces move into Gaza as part of the Sinai Campaign during the Suez crisis.
Tankus coordinates naval support along the coast as Israeli forces move through southern Sinai.
Simhoni employs the 12th Brigade in support of the Israeli operation that captures the Gaza Strip.
Defends Israel's position during United Nations debate over the Sinai Campaign.
Faces American and United Nations pressure to withdraw Israeli forces from captured Egyptian territory.
Appointed Foreign Minister
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