The second Arab-Israeli war, also known as the Suez War, broke out on October 29, 1956 when Israel, Great Britain and France launched a joint attack against Egypt aimed at instituting a ‘regime change’ and deposing Gamal Abdel Nasser, the country’s charismatic leader.

In July 1956, the international order was disrupted by the Suez Crisis, a complicated imbroglio marked by the intersection of European decolonization, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Cold War, and the growth of U.S. power. The emergency culminated in October, with a war in Egypt that briefly threatened hostilities on a global scale.

The Suez Crisis[ a ] also known as the Second Arab–Israeli War, [ 8 ][ 9 ][ 10 ] the Tripartite Aggression[ b ] in the Arab world [ 11 ] and as the Sinai War[ c ] in Israel, d was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956.

Suez Crisis In 1956, British and French forces invaded Egypt in collusion with Israel. Although the military operation was a success, the political storm it caused led to a humiliating withdrawal that dealt Britain's global prestige a severe blow.