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1970

The Quiet After Attrition

After a year and a half of shelling and air battles, a ceasefire took effect, ending the War of Attrition.

  1. In Operation Rhodes, IDF forces land on Shadwan Island in the Gulf of Suez.
  2. In an air battle west of the Canal, Operation Rimon 20, Israeli Air Force pilots shoot down five MiG fighters flown by Soviet pilots.
  3. A ceasefire between Israel and Egypt takes effect, ending the War of Attrition.
  4. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack and is succeeded by Anwar Sadat.
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