Operation Egged
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Operation Egged, also known as the Kuntilla operation, was an Israeli military operation carried out on night of October 28–29, 1955 that targeted an Egyptian military post at Kuntilla, located in nor
Israeli commanders pose after Operation Egged. Standing left to right: Lt. Meir Har-Zion, Maj. Ariel Sharon, Lt. Gen. Moshe Dayan, Capt. Danny Matt, Lt. Moshe Efron, Col. Asaf Simhoni; crouching, left to right: Capt. Aharon Davidi, Lt. Yaakov Yaakov, Capt. Rafael Eitan
Operation Volcano, also known as Operation Sabcha, was a large-scale Israel Defense Forces military operation carried out on the night of November 2–3, 1955 against Egyptian military positions in and
Operation Egged
…assault which was ultimately directed at Egyptian positions in and around El-Sachba. The ruse worked. On the night of November 2–3, Israel initiated Operation Volcano. Israeli paratroopers as well as additional infantry from the Golani and Nahal Brigades attacked Egyptian positions at El-Sabcha, killing eighty-one…
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IDF troops near Auja during Operation Horev