Closure of the Suez Canal (1967–1975)
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title:
Closure of the Suez Canal (1967–1975)
text:
On 6 June 1967, after the start of the Six-Day War, Egypt closed the Suez Canal, which it owned and operated, and kept it closed until 5 June 1975, through most of the Israeli occupation of the Sinai Peninsula including the east bank of the Canal. The Six-Day War had begun the day before the closure on 5 June 1967 between Israel and several Arab states including Egypt. Israel bombed most of Egypt's airfields and then entered and occupied the Sinai Peninsula including the entire east bank of the
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Part of the Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closure_of_the_Suez_Canal_(1967%E2%80%931975)
date created:
2022-08-27T08:18:11Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T18:31:58Z
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