Israeli troops cross the frontier into the…
1956 CE
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.