Operation Raviv
1969 battle of the War of Attrition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Raviv (Hebrew: רביב, Drizzle), also known in Egypt as the Zaafarana accident (Arabic: حادثة الزعفرانة)[2] or the Ten-Hour War, was a mounted raid conducted by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on Egypt's Red Sea coast during the War of Attrition. Taking place on September 9, 1969, Raviv was the sole major ground offensive undertaken by the IDF against Egypt throughout the war. The operation saw Israeli forces masquerading as Egyptian troops and using captured Arab armor.[1][3]
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Operation Raviv | |||||||
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Part of the War of Attrition | |||||||
Israeli Tiran-5 (T-55) at Latrun | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Israel | Egypt | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Haim Bar Lev Avraham Adan Avraham Botzer | Ahmad Ismail Ali | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed 1 missing | 100–200 killed[1] |
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