1956 ⟶ 1956 Suez War: Egypt Blocks Aqaba and the Suez Canal
The 1956 Suez War Egypt blockades the Gulf of Aqaba, and clo...
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🚢 1956 Suez War: Egypt Blocks Aqaba and the Suez Canal
The 1956 Suez War Egypt blockades the Gulf of Aqaba, and closes the Suez canal to Israeli shipping. Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser calls for the destruction of Israel. Israel, England, and France go to war and force Egypt to end the blockade of Aqaba, and open the canal to all nations.⟶
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France🕊️ 1948 Arab–Israeli War Ends
The 1948 Arab–Israeli war ends.⟶
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Israel🕊️ UN Peacekeepers Withdraw from Sinai
Egyptian President Nasser demands that the UN dismantle the UN Emergency Force I (UNEF I) between Israel and Egypt. The UN complies and the last UN peacekeeper is out of Sinai and Gaza by May 19.⟶
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EgyptIsrael🚢 Egypt Closes Straits of Tiran
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser closes the strategic Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping. Egyptian troops replace the United Nations in the Sinai Peninsula.⟶
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EgyptIsrael💥 Suez Crisis
Suez Crisis between Egypt on one side, and Britain, France and Israel on the other.⟶
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EgyptUnited KingdomFranceIsrael⚔️ Yom Kippur War
Yom Kippur War with Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq against Israel.⟶
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