March 1957

War & Conflict

Suez Crisis

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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, 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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Tanks Destroyed SinaiUnited States Army Heritage and Education CenterPublic domainWikimedia Commons
1956 British tanks (2)Royal Navy official photographerPublic domainWikimedia Commons
1956 British tanksRoyal Navy official photographerPublic domainWikimedia Commons
1956 Egyptian anti aircraftUnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
810 Naval Air Squadron bombingFleet Air Arm official photographerPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Al-Hayat newspaper says Syria declare Martial law, October 30, 1956UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Almaza display Sep 1956UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Ambulance car being lowered from flight deck; Suez crisis Wellcome L0024925UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Arthur S. LallThe HinduPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Unsettled: Refugee Camps in Britain from the Suez Crisis to Idi AminUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress
The real blockadeUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress

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