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

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Egyptian Armed Forces participatedIn War of Attrition
Arab–Israeli conflict majorWar War of Attrition
Jordanian Armed Forces engagement War of Attrition
Six-Day War followedBy War of Attrition
Black September conflict temporalContext War of Attrition
this entity surface form: War of Attrition era
Yom Kippur War precededBy War of Attrition
S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) missile usedInConflict War of Attrition
subject surface form: S-75 Dvina
Egyptian Air Force conflict War of Attrition
Egyptian Navy engagedIn War of Attrition
Israel Defense Forces engagedIn War of Attrition
Dassault Mirage III usedInConflict War of Attrition
A-4 Skyhawk usedInConflict War of Attrition
Royal Jordanian Air Force conflict War of Attrition
June War followedBy War of Attrition
Israeli Air Force conflict War of Attrition
Egyptian special forces conflict War of Attrition
Suez Canal front timePeriod War of Attrition
Suez Canal front sawActionDuring War of Attrition
this entity surface form: War of Attrition between Egypt and Israel
Suez Canal front relatedConflict War of Attrition
Operation Boxer conflict War of Attrition
Ehud Barak conflict War of Attrition
Operation Raviv conflict War of Attrition
David Elazar conflict War of Attrition
Ahmad Ismail Ali conflict War of Attrition
Syrian Arab Air Force conflict War of Attrition
Ariel Sharon participatedIn War of Attrition
SA-2 Guideline usedIn War of Attrition
Saad el-Shazly conflict War of Attrition
Operation Priha conflict War of Attrition
Operation Priha partOf War of Attrition
Operation Priha timePeriod War of Attrition
this entity surface form: War of Attrition era
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi participatedIn War of Attrition
Ismailia Governorate hasHistoricalEvent War of Attrition
Rafael Eitan conflict War of Attrition
IDF conflict War of Attrition
subject surface form: Israel Defense Forces
Yair Shamir participatedIn War of Attrition
Sayeret Matkal conflict War of Attrition
Fouga CM.170 Magister usedInConflict War of Attrition
Yonatan Netanyahu conflict War of Attrition
Magach 3 conflict War of Attrition
Mirage IIIC usedInConflict War of Attrition
Ron Huldai conflict War of Attrition
M51 Isherman usedInConflict War of Attrition
Syrian Armed Forces participatedIn War of Attrition