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Events on Wednesday 7 November 1956 1
1956Suez CrisisIsrael, Britain and France invade Egypt over the canalIsrael invaded the Sinai Peninsula, followed by British and French military intervention, after Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal. International pressure, particularly from the United States and the Soviet Union, forced the withdrawal of the invading forces. The crisis marked a decline in British and French global influence and a rise in American and Soviet dominance.