
On 29 October 1956, Israeli forces invaded Egypt, beginning the
Suez Crisis. Britain deployed paratroopers on 5 November, however it emerged that the invasion had been pre-planned so that Britain could retake the canal, which Egypt had nationalised. https://ift.tt/2Rb1WVz
Suez Crisis. Britain deployed paratroopers on 5 November, however it emerged that the invasion had been pre-planned so that Britain could retake the canal, which Egypt had nationalised. https://ift.tt/2Rb1WVz