August 2012 Sinai attack
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title:
August 2012 Sinai attack
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The August 2012 Sinai attack occurred on 5 August 2012, when armed men ambushed an Egyptian military base in the Sinai Peninsula, killing 16 soldiers and stealing two armored cars, which they used to infiltrate into Israel. The attackers broke through the Kerem Shalom border crossing to Israel, where one of the vehicles exploded. They then engaged in a firefight with soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), during which six of the attackers were killed. No Israelis were injured. The attack l
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2012 attack on Egyptian and Israeli forces by insurgents in the Sinai Peninsula
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2012_Sinai_attack
date created:
2012-08-06T04:24:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T15:37:11Z
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