What the records say
- When
- 19 Jul 1969
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 29.91° N, 32.53° E
- Description
- 1969 Military raid during the War of Attrition
Operation Bulmus 6
Military raid during the War of Attrition
Operation Bulmus 6, also known as the Green Island Raid, was a military raid conducted by special operations units of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) against what was believed to be an Egyptian early-warning radar and ELINT station located on a small artificial island in the Gulf of Suez on the night of 19 July 1969.
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