Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.

The Suez Crisis, also known as the Second Arab-Israeli War or the Tripartite Aggression, was an international crisis in 1956 centered around control of the Suez Canal in Egypt. It involved a complex conflict between Egypt and a coalition of Israel, the United Kingdom, and France, with the United States and the Soviet Union playing significant diplomatic roles. The crisis had deep implications for Middle Eastern geopolitics, colonial power, and the Cold War.