OCTOBER 29/CHESHVAN 14

1956:  

Israel’s eight day Sinai Campaign (Operation Kadesh) began, in order to reduce attacks from Gaza by the Egyptian-backed Fedayeen (suicide) units. The campaign was coordinated with France and England, whose forces were supposed to occupy the Suez Canal Zone, which had been nationalized by Nasser. Under massive American and Soviet pressure, British and French forces were forced to withdraw from the Sinai back to the original cease-fire line. About 170 Israeli soldiers died and 800 were wounded.