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Suez Canal
History of Israel
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| | 1956 | Ben-Gurion, David | |
| 29th Oct Suez Canal Israel invades the Gaza Strip & the Sinai Peninsula & make rapid progress towards the Suez Canal Zone |
| 29th Oct Suez Canal The Suez Campaign from 26th Oct to 6th Nov |
| 1959 | Ben-Gurion, David | |
| Suez Canal Egypt renews the Israeli blockade through the Suez canal |
| 1969 | Meir, Golda | |
| 21st Oct Suez Canal Israel retaliates by shelling Egyptian refineries along the Suez Canal, the "War of Attrition," which lasts until August 1970 |
| 1973 | Adan, Abraham | |
| 18th Oct Suez Canal Leads a division across the Suez Canal |
| 22nd Oct Suez Canal Cuts off the Suez-Cairo road northeast of Suez |
| 23rd Oct Suez Canal Despite a cease-fire the Israelis try to take Suez but are repulsed |
| 1973 | Sharon, Ariel | |
| 16th Oct Suez Canal Divides the Egyptian 2nd & 3rd Armies |
| 16th Oct Suez Canal Establishes a bridgehead near Deversoir across the Suez Canal |
| 1975 | Rabin, Yitzhak | |
| Suez Canal The Suez Canal is reopened |
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