Suez Crisis

The Suez Crisis, also known as the second Arab–Israeli war, the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956. Israel invaded on 29 October, having done so with the primary objective of re-opening the Straits of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba as the recent tightening of the eight-year-long Egyptian blockade further prevented Israeli passage. After issuing a joint ultimatum for a ceasefire, the United Kingdom and France joined the Israelis on 31 October, seeking to depose Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and regain control of the Suez Canal, which Nasser had nationalised earlier in the year.

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1956  Wikimedia, Wikidata
1956 Sinai War; Second Arab-Israeli War; Sinai War 1956; Suez Canal crisis; Suez War; Tripartite Aggression
war, Egypt, France, United Kingdom, Israel, 

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1956-10-29T00:00:00Z

1956-11-07T00:00:00Z

1956 Suez Crisis

1948-12-28T00:00:00Z

1949-01-02T00:00:00Z

1948 — 1949 Battles of the Sinai

1967-06-05T00:00:00Z

1967-06-05T00:00:00Z

1967 Operation Focus

1973-10-14T00:00:00Z

1973-10-14T00:00:00Z

1973 Battle of the Sinai

1973-10-14T00:00:00Z

1973-10-15T00:00:00Z

1973 Battle of Wadi Mabouk

2011-02-05T00:00:00Z

2011-02-05T00:00:00Z

2011 Sinai insurgency

2012-09-01T00:00:00Z

2012-09-01T00:00:00Z

2012 Operation Eagle

1967-07-01T00:00:00Z

1970-08-07T00:00:00Z

1967 — 1970 War of Attrition

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British carriers during Suez Crisis 1956

De Havilland Sea Venom FAW22 (DH-112), UK - Navy AN2244397

Dan Hadani collection (990044326380205171)

Crijhe Souwesse papî docteur

Suez blockade

HMS Theseus (R64) with helicopters during Suez Crisis 1956

Ambulance car being lowered from flight deck; Suez crisis Wellcome L0024925

Suez Crisis; invasion of Egypt, ambulance car Wellcome L0024933

Statue of de Lesseps

Suez canal invasion

• La primera crisis de Suez y el puerto de Dakar, 1956-1957 - scientific article published in 2019, Q1321
• Divided we stand: The Suez Crisis of 1956 and the Anglo-American 'alliance' - doctoral thesis by W. Scott Lucas, Q1860, 1991, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1948	Battles of the Sinai	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1967	Operation Focus	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1973	Battle of the Sinai	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1973	Battle of Wadi Mabouk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2011	Sinai insurgency	insurgency	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2012	Operation Eagle	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1956	Suez Crisis	Egypt, France, United Kingdom, war, Israel	Wikidata
event	war	1967	War of Attrition	Syria, Soviet Union, Palestine Liberation Organization, attrition warfare, Egypt, war, Cuba, Israel, Jordan	Wikidata
site	fort		Coastal Horus Road forts	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Hoba Hill Fortress	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Prince Walls Fortress	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Puoto Fortress of Seti I	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Quantara East Castle	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Tharu city fortifications	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		British carriers during Suez Crisis 1956		Commons
commons	image		De Havilland Sea Venom FAW22 (DH-112), UK - Navy AN2244397		Commons
commons	image		Dan Hadani collection (990044326380205171)		Commons
commons	image		Crijhe Souwesse papî docteur		Commons
commons	image		Suez blockade		Commons
commons	image		HMS Theseus (R64) with helicopters during Suez Crisis 1956		Commons
commons	image		Ambulance car being lowered from flight deck; Suez crisis Wellcome L0024925		Commons
commons	image		Suez Crisis; invasion of Egypt, ambulance car Wellcome L0024933		Commons
commons	image		Statue of de Lesseps		Commons
commons	image		Suez canal invasion		Commons