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The Tripartite Aggression of 1956 – The Suez War
Less than a decade after the establishment of the Israeli state, the Middle East was charged with hostility and tension. A new generation of Israeli leaders, raised on the experiences of the 1948 war, sought to expand their borders and secure national safety at the expense of the Arab states.
In Cairo, Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956—an announcement that shocked Israel, Britain, and France, who saw it as a threat to their strategic interests. Meanwhile, Israel began mobilizing its forces on the Sinai border, closely watching Egyptian troop movements and preparing to launch a swift assault on the Sinai Peninsula.
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Israeli military planning was meticulously calculated: infantry units
