1956 Suez War

conflict=Suez Crisis (The Sinai War)
( Arab-Israeli Conflict )

	colour Scheme	background:#bccccc
	caption	HMS ''Eagle, Bulwark, and Albion'' of the British Royal Navy All three ships were engaged in strikes against Egyptian forces
	date	October 1956 &ndash March 1957
	place	Sinai
	result	Ended by a United Nations cease-fire and UNEF installed in Sinai
	combatant1	Israel, France, United Kingdom
	combatant2	Egypt
	commander1	Moshe Dayan ( CoS of the IDF )<br/> General Sir Charles Keightley ( C-in-C ),<br/> Vice-Admiral Pierre Barjot (Deputy)
	commander2	Gamal Abdel Nasser
	strength1	45,000 British, 34,000 French, 175,000 Israeli
	strength2	300,000 Egyptians
	casualties1	189 Israelis KIA , unknown number WIA , 16 British KIA-91 WIA, 10 French KIA-33 WIA,
	casualties2	Military: 1,650 Dead , 4,900 Wounded , 6,000 Prisoners

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