The second Quick Note focuses on the Second Arab–Israeli War (also called the Suez Crisis). As mentioned earlier, the Quick Notes series reflects, for the sake of brevity, an 'overview' of this most significant West Asian conflict.
(Strait is a narrow channel of water that separates two land bodies; example: Palk Strait separates India and Sri Lanka.)
When: 29 October 1956–7 November 1956
What happened: Egypt nationalized the
Suez Canal in 1956; the United Kingdom and France encouraged Israel to attack
Egypt to regain control of the important waterway. Israel’s main goal was to
reopen the blocked Straits of Tiran, which was strategically important for it.
Israel attacked and occupied the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula, both belonging
to Egypt.
Outcomes:
(a) Under intense
pressure from the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations, the
United Kingdom and France retreated from the war.
(b) Israel scored an
important strategic victory as it lifted the blockade to the Straits of Tiran.
(Map from here)
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