Operation Focus

Operation Focus was the opening airstrike by Israel at the start of the Six-Day War in 1967. It is sometimes referred to as the "Sinai Air Strike". At 07:45 on 5 June 1967, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) under Maj. Gen. Mordechai Hod launched a massive airstrike that destroyed the majority of the Egyptian Air Force on the ground. Following Syrian and Jordanian attacks in retaliation, the Israeli Air Force proceeded to bomb air bases in those countries. By noon, the Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian Air Forces, totaling about 450 aircraft, were destroyed. It was also very successful in disabling 18 airfields in Egypt, hindering Egyptian air operations for the duration of the war, and remains one of the most successful air attack campaigns in military history.

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1967 Operation Focus

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1949-01-02T00:00:00Z

1948 — 1949 Battles of the Sinai

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1973 Battle of the Sinai

1973-10-14T00:00:00Z

1973-10-15T00:00:00Z

1973 Battle of Wadi Mabouk

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2011 Sinai insurgency

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2012-09-01T00:00:00Z

2012 Operation Eagle

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1956-11-07T00:00:00Z

1956 Suez Crisis

1967-07-01T00:00:00Z

1970-08-07T00:00:00Z

1967 — 1970 War of Attrition

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Six Day War. Egyptian air force base attacked. Egyptian planes destroyed on the ground. June 1967. D326-011

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Tail of an Egyptian Air Force Mikoyan Mig-19 (468999556)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1948	Battles of the Sinai	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1967	Operation Focus	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1973	Battle of the Sinai	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1973	Battle of Wadi Mabouk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2011	Sinai insurgency	insurgency	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2012	Operation Eagle	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1956	Suez Crisis	Egypt, France, United Kingdom, war, Israel	Wikidata
event	war	1967	War of Attrition	Syria, Soviet Union, Palestine Liberation Organization, attrition warfare, Egypt, war, Cuba, Israel, Jordan	Wikidata
site	fort		Coastal Horus Road forts	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Hoba Hill Fortress	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Prince Walls Fortress	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Puoto Fortress of Seti I	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Quantara East Castle	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Tharu city fortifications	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		פקודת יום מח"א מבצע מוקד		Commons
commons	image		6dayswar1		Commons
commons	image		Six Day War. Egyptian air force base attacked. Egyptian planes destroyed on the ground. June 1967. D326-011		Commons
commons	image		039 מלחמת ששת הימים		Commons
commons	image		037 מלחמת ששת הימים		Commons
commons	image		038 מלחמת ששת הימים		Commons
commons	image		041 מלחמת ששת הימים		Commons
commons	image		027 מלחמת ששת הימים		Commons
commons	image		07 מלחמת ששת הימים		Commons
commons	image		Tail of an Egyptian Air Force Mikoyan Mig-19 (468999556)		Commons