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Events in the year 1956 in Israel.

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Ramatkal Moshe Dayan and Avraham Yoffe, commanding officers of IDF's 9th Oded Brigade at Sharm el-Sheikh after Operation Kadesh Dayan 9th Brigade 1956.jpg
Ramatkal Moshe Dayan and Avraham Yoffe, commanding officers of IDF's 9th Oded Brigade at Sharm el-Sheikh after Operation Kadesh

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Israeli–Palestinian conflict

The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1956 include:

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Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets

The most prominent Palestinian fedayeen terror attacks committed against Israelis during 1956 include:

Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets

The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1956 include:

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reprisal operations</span> Military operations by Israel in response to Arab fedayeen attacks

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Events in the year 1955 in Israel.

Events in the year 1954 in Israel.

Events in the year 1953 in Israel.

The Yehud attack was an attack on a civilian house in the village of Yehud carried out by a Palestinian fedayeen squad on 12 October 1953. Three Israeli Jewish civilians, a mother and her infant children, were killed in the attack.

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References

  1. Morris, Benny (1993) Israel's Border Wars, 1949 - 1956. Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War. Oxford University Press, ISBN   0-19-827850-0. Page 371.
  2. Morris. Page 394.
  3. Burns, Lieutenant-General E.L.M. (1962) Between Arab and Israeli. George G. Harrap. Page 304. Quoting UN document A/3491, 3 December 1956. Author Lieutenant-Colonel K.R.Nelson (US Army). "trustworthy lists of persons allegedly killed..."
  4. Morris, Benny (1993) Israel's Border Wars, 1949 - 1956. Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War. Oxford University Press, ISBN   0-19-827850-0. Page 408. "IDF shot dead hundreds in Khan Yunis."
  5. Morris. Page 393. Teveth. Page 244.
  6. Dayan, Moshe (1965) Diary of the Sinai Campaign 1956. Sphere Books edition (1967) page 32. "He was gravely wounded, the bullet striking his windpipe, but his life was saved by the medical officer of the unit, who crawled to him under fire and performed a tracheotomy with his pocket knife."
  7. Morris. Page 369.