1965 ⟶ Israeli Spy Eli Cohen Executed in Damascus

May 18: Israeli spy Eli Cohen is hanged in Damascus.
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⚔️ Battle of Beth-Horon: Judean Rebels Defeat Roman Forces

In November, Judean rebels ambushed and decisively defeated a retreating Roman force near Beth-Horon, resulting in the deaths of over 5,000 Roman soldiers, the loss of their equipment and standards, and the flight of the Roman commander.⟶
Battle of Beth-Horon: Judean Rebels Defeat Roman Forces (66)
Roman EmpireJewish RevoltMilitary DefeatRebellionAncient WarfareSiege Warfare
IsraelIsraelSyriaSyria

🪢 Israeli Spy Eli Cohen Executed in Damascus

May 18: Israeli spy Eli Cohen is hanged in Damascus.⟶
Israeli Spy Eli Cohen Executed in Damascus (1965)
EspionageCold WarArab-Israeli ConflictMilitary HistoryMiddle East HistoryPolitical Intrigue
IsraelIsraelSyriaSyria

🛬 Israeli Airstrike on Iraqi Nuclear Reactor

June 7: Operation Opera, a surprise airstrike conducted by the Israeli Air Force on an unfinished Iraqi nuclear reactor near Baghdad.⟶
Israeli Airstrike on Iraqi Nuclear Reactor (1981)
Military HistoryCold WarNuclear ProliferationMiddle East ConflictIntelligenceWeapons of Mass Destruction
IsraelIsraelIraqIraq

⚔️ Israel Launches Invasion of Lebanon

June 6: First Israeli invasion of Lebanon begins.⟶
Israel Launches Invasion of Lebanon (1982)
Israeli-Palestinian conflictLebanese Civil WarInvasionMilitary InterventionPLOWarfare
IsraelIsraelLebanonLebanonSyriaSyria

💥 Israeli Airstrike on Iranian Consulate in Damascus

April 1: Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus⟶
Israeli Airstrike on Iranian Consulate in Damascus (2024)
ConsulateMilitary ConflictMiddle East ConflictInternational Relations
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