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Israel in 1970

Historical records for Israel in 1970, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
7Events
1Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

January

28 January 1970Bombing of CairoGolda Meir

Warfare / Israel War

Israeli fighter jets attack the suburbs of Cairo

June

June 1970Rule of GazaGolda Meir

Gaza · Government / Government of Israel

The Israeli Government passes its initial decision to establish settlements in Gaza

July

21 July 1970Libya orders the confiscation of all Jewish propertyGolda Meir

Government / Government of Israel

Libya orders the confiscation of all Jewish property

August

August 1970CeasefireGolda Meir

Warfare / Israel War

The war ends after a direct confrontation between Israeli and Soviet forces, in which Israel downed six Soviet aircraft. 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

August 1970Suez CanalGolda Meir

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

September

17 September 1970PLOGolda Meir

Government / Government of Israel

The PLO is driven out of Jordan and forced to move to Lebanon

October

17 October 1970Bombing of SwissairGolda Meir

Government / Government of Israel

The PFLP-GC plant a time bomb on a Swissair jet that blows up on a flight from Zurich to Tel Aviv, all 47 aboard are killed

Names involved

Golda Meir

Places involved

Gaza

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.