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- Oct 29, 195690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Israel Invades Sinai, Opening the 1956 Suez Crisis
- Israeli forces attacked across Egypt's Sinai on 29 October 1956 and advanced to within 10 miles of the canal; Britain and France then landed their own troops, under the pretext of protecting the canal from both sides[2]
- The attack followed secret British-French-Israeli consultations; the Israeli Air Force Mustangs began attacking Egyptian positions in Sinai at about 3 pm that day[2][3]
- Britain and France issued an ultimatum and joined on 31 October; Royal Marines stormed the beaches at Port Said at first light on 6 November[4]
- The canal was blocked by ships sunk on Nasser's orders and damage, and stayed closed until April 1957 when it was cleared with UN help; a UN force, UNEF, was set up to keep it open[5]
- Washington, wary of looking colonial in the same week it condemned the Soviet intervention in Hungary, pressed its allies to stop; a UN General Assembly vote for a ceasefire passed 64 to 5[2][4]
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- [1]90%nam.ac.uk/explore/suez-crisisnam.ac.uk· Posted Oct 5, 2026· Starts Oct 29, 1956 ✓· 20% of score
The Office of the Historian, the National Army Museum and Wikipedia[3][4][5] (Operation Kadesh) agree that Israel attacked on 29 October 1956; Kadesh adds that air attacks began at about 3 pm.
- [2]90%The Suez Crisis, 1956 - Office of the Historianhistory.state.gov· Added Oct 5, 2026· 20% of score
Israeli forces attacked across Sinai on 29 October 1956; British and French landings; US pressure.[1]
- [3]80%Operation Kadesh - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Oct 5, 2026· 20% of score
The conflict began on 29 October 1956; air attacks at about 3 pm.[1]
- [4]80%Suez Crisis - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Oct 5, 2026· 20% of score
British and French ultimatum and 6 November landings; the 64-5 General Assembly vote.[1]
- [5]75%Suez Canal - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Oct 5, 2026· 20% of score
Canal closed November 1956 to April 1957 and cleared with UN assistance.[1]
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