Operation Priha
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The Priha Operations were a series of strikes undertaken by the Israeli Air Force during the War of Attrition. Taking place between January and April 1970, the operations consisted of 118 sorties agai
F-4E Phantom II at the Israeli Air Force Museum, bearing the colours of 201 Squadron.
The Bahr el-Baqar primary school in the Egyptian village of Bahr el-Baqar was bombed by the Israeli Air Force on 8 April 1970. Of the 130 children who were attending the school, 46 were killed and ove
Operation Priha
…Priha 18, April 3 - Four 69 Squadron Phantoms strike SAM sites near El Mansourah again. Priha 19, April 8 - Four 201 Squadron Phantoms bombed a primary school near Bahr el Baqar, killing 47 children. Israel said the target was an Egyptian army headquarters. Priha 20, April 10 - Originally intended to be a part of Priha 19, two…
Ruins of the school after the bombing
Injured victims