Britain and France, following their plan, demand…
November 1956 CE
Britain and France, following their plan, demand that Israeli and Egyptian troops withdraw from the canal, and they announce that they will intervene to enforce a cease-fire ordered by the United Nations.
Having issued their ultimatum to Cairo, the Anglo-French proceed to bomb Egyptian bases.
The Egyptian army evacuates the Sinai.
Egypt frustrates the Anglo-French plan by the simple expedient of scuttling ships in the canal, but the Anglo-French go ahead with a landing at Port Said and Port Fuad.
The French and British take over the Suez Canal area on November 5, 1956, but growing opposition at home and in the UN and Soviet threats of intervention put an immediate stop to the Anglo-French action.
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