Operation Raviv, 1969

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Name (Hebrew)
מבצע רביב, 1969
Name (Latin)
Operation Raviv, 1969
Name (Arabic)
عملية الزعفرانة، 1969
Other forms of name
Mivtsa Raviv, 1969
Raviv Operation, 1969
Mivtza Raviv
Ten-Hour War, 1969
רביב, מבצע, 1969
Coordinates
32.65222222 32.65222222 29.09944444 29.09944444 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
War of Attrition, Middle East, 1969-1970
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Wikidata: Q7097444
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Wikipedia description:

Operation Raviv (Hebrew: רביב, Drizzle), also known in Egypt as the Zaafarana accident (Arabic: حادثة الزعفرانة) 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.

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