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Lavon Affair

Lavon Affair

The Lavon affair was a failed Israeli covert operation, codenamed Operation Susannah, conducted in Egypt in the summer of 1954. Wikipedia
Start date: 1954
Casualties: 4 Israeli operatives killed (2 executed and 2 committed suicide); 5 Israeli operatives imprisoned
Outcome: : Israeli operational failure > Imprisonment and execution of most of the operatives;
Target: Egyptian, American, and British-owned civilian targets