Israeli troops cross the frontier into the…

1956 CE

Israeli troops cross the frontier into the Sinai Peninsula on October 28, allegedly to destroy the bases of Egyptian commandos.

The first sign of collusion between Israel and Britain and France comes on the same day, when the Anglo-French ultimatum is handed to Egypt and Israel before Israel has even reached the canal.

British bombing destroys the Egyptian air force, and British and French paratroopers are dropped over Port Said and Port Fuad.

The Egyptians put up fierce resistance. Ships are sunk in the canal to prevent transit.

In the battle for Port Said, about twenty-seven hundred Egyptian civilians and soldiers are killed or wounded.

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Port Said > Bur Sa'id Bur Sa'id Egypt View →

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Anthony Eden View → David Ben-Gurion View → Gamal Abdel Nasser View →

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or Soviet Union View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) View → France (French republic); the Fourth Republic View → Israel View → Egypt, Arab Republic of View →

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Cold War View → Suez Crisis, or Sinai War View →

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Fuels, lubricants and sealants View →

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Engineering View → Mayhem View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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