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The Suez Crisis or the Second Arab–Israeli War, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and as the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956.
- Closure of The Suez Canal
In the aftermath of the Suez Crisis, growing tensions...
- Israeli Passage Through The Suez Canal and Straits of Tiran
History 1948–1951. At the start of the Arab–Israeli conflict...
- Convention of Constantinople
The Convention of Constantinople is a treaty concerning the...
- Egypt
Egypt (Arabic: مصر Miṣr, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation:),...
- Anglo-Egyptian War
The British conquest of Egypt (1882), also known as the...
- Gerald Templer
Field Marshal Sir Gerald Walter Robert Templer, KG, GCB,...
- Closure of The Suez Canal
The Suez Crisis was the invasion of Egypt by Israel, the United Kingdom and France to regain control over the Suez Canal and remove then Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, who nationalized the Suez Canal Company and Egypt's oil industry.
In the aftermath of the Suez Crisis, growing tensions between Egypt and Israel resulted in the blockade of the Straits of Tiran. Preventing passage through this international waterway and blocking safe passage of civilian ships to the Port of Eilat, Israel's southern port.
This chapter, on the basis of detailed archival research, demonstrates the skill and ingenuity of Canadian political leadership in holding middle ground throughout the crisis and in assisting the United Nations to emerge as the keeper of the post-Suez peace.
Suez Crisis. In 1956, British and French forces invaded Egypt in collusion with Israel. Although the military operation was a success, the political storm it caused led to a humiliating withdrawal that dealt Britain's global prestige a severe blow.
Operation Telescope was a Franco-British operation conducted from 5 to 6 November 1956 during the Suez Crisis, consisting of a series of parachute drops launched by the British Parachute Brigade, in combination with French paratroop forces, 24 hours before the seaborne landing on Port Said during Operation Musketeer.