War of Attrition
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The War of Attrition was a protracted conflict between Egypt and Israel from 1967 to 1970, marked by sustained artillery duels, air battles, and commando raids along the Suez Canal following the Six-Day War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab–Israeli conflict
→
war → |
| alsoKnownAs |
War of Wear and Tear
→
surface form: " حرب الاستنزاف"
War of Wear and Tear → |
| belligerent |
Israel
→
surface form: "State of Israel"
United Arab Republic → |
| casualtiesType |
civilian casualties
→
military casualties → |
| ceasefireAgreementDate | 1970-08-07 → |
| ceasefireBroker |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| characterizedBy |
air defense missile engagements
→
cross-border shelling → protracted low-intensity conflict → |
| conflictBetween |
Egypt
→
Israel → |
| endDate | 1970-08-07 → |
| followedBy | Yom Kippur War → |
| follows | Six-Day War → |
| frontType | limited war → |
| location |
Egypt
→
Israel → Sinai Peninsula → Suez Canal → |
| militaryTactic |
air battles
→
artillery duels → commando raids → |
| notableEvent |
Israeli deep-penetration air raids into Egypt
→
Soviet air defense deployment in Egypt → direct air engagements between Israeli and Soviet pilots → |
| notableOperation |
Operation Boxer
→
Operation Priha → Operation Raviv → |
| objectiveOfEgypt |
erode Israeli military strength
→
force Israeli withdrawal from Sinai → |
| objectiveOfIsrael | maintain control of Sinai Peninsula → |
| partOf |
Arab–Israeli conflict
→
surface form: "Arab–Israeli wars"
|
| politicalContext | Cold War → |
| precededBy | Six-Day War → |
| primaryFront | Suez Canal front → |
| relatedTo |
Israeli occupation of Sinai
→
Suez Crisis →
surface form: "Suez Canal crisis"
|
| result |
ceasefire
→
status quo ante bellum along Suez Canal → |
| startDate | 1967-07-01 → |
| supporterOfEgypt | Soviet Union → |
| supporterOfIsrael |
France
→
United Kingdom → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| theater | Middle East → |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "War of Attrition era"
subject surface form: "S-75 Dvina"