Suez Crisis Part of the Cold War and the Arab–Israeli conflict Damaged Egyptian military vehicles in the Sinai Peninsula Date 29 October 1956 (1956-10-29 ) – 7 November 1956 (1956-11-07 ) (1 week and 2 days) Location Result
See: § Aftermath Territorial changes
Israeli occupation of the Sinai Peninsula (and the Gaza Strip) until March 1957
Belligerents
Israel United Kingdom France
Egypt Commanders and leaders
Gamal Abdel Nasser Abdel Hakim Amer Saadedden Mutawally Sami Yassa Jaafar al-Abd Salahedin Moguy Raouf Mahfouz Zaki Strength
175,000 45,000 34,000
90,000[ 1] Casualties and losses
Israel: 172 killed[ 2] 817 wounded 1 captured United Kingdom: France:
215+ aircraft destroyed 125 tanks destroyed
1,000 civilians killed[ 3]
The Suez Crisis was the invasion of Egypt by Israel , the United Kingdom and France to regain control over the Suez Canal and remove then Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser , who nationalized the Suez Canal Company and Egypt's oil industry.
Before 1956, the Suez Company owned the Suez Canal, a private corporation mostly owned by British and French investors . In 1956, Egyptian President Nasser nationalized the Canal. In other words, he took it away from the Suez Company and put the Egyptian government in control. Israel, the United Kingdom, and France invaded Egypt.
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