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
Al 'Awja Neutral Zone
IDF troops near Auja during Operation Horev
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
Operation Volcano (Israeli raid)
…destroyed. Twelve Egyptian soldiers were killed and another twenty-nine were taken prisoner for the loss of two Israelis. The Kuntilla raid, code-named Operation Egged, merely served as a diversion for the main Israeli assault on Egyptian emplacements in and around Sabcha. Operation Volcano began on November 2 at 20:00…
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