On 6 June 1967, after the start of the Six-Day War, Egypt closed the Suez Canal, which it owned and operated, and kept it closed until 5 June 1975, through most of the Israeli occupation of the Sinai
Israeli capture of the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula, 7–8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War
President Nasser's visit to the Suez front with Egypt's top military commanders during the War of Attrition. Directly behind him is General Commander Mohamed Fawzi and to his left Chief of Staff Abdul Munim Riad, 16 November 1968.
Egypt crossing the Suez Canal during the Yom Kippur War
President Anwar Sadat and Minister of Defense Ahmed Ismail in the re-opening ceremony of the Canal, June 5, 1975
Yellow Fleet
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From 1967 to 1975, 15 ships and their crews were trapped in the Suez Canal after the Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt. The stranded ships, which belonged to eight countries, were nicknamed the Yel
One of the trapped ships in 1973