Claim: 1956: Israel attacked Egypt, with Britain and France
TRUETHE ANSWER
Israel attacked across Sinai on 29 Oct 1956, after secret talks with Britain and France. Egypt had been barring Israeli shipping.
SOURCE
US State Dept Historian: Suez Crisis 1956; Wikipedia Suez Crisis (T4, shipping ban)
history.state.gov · en.wikipedia.org
history.state.gov · en.wikipedia.org
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