Suez Canal Crisis.


The fabrication of Israeli forces being attacked by Egyptian forces did not fool anyone and despite the initial military success in seizing the Suez Canal, the British and French were forced to withdrew when it became clear that they had no support in the UN or by the US. This photograph shows Port Said after being attacked by Anglo-French forces.


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