What the records say
- When
- 22 Jan 1970
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 27.45° N, 34.03° E
- Description
- 1970 Israeli raid on Shadwan Island as part of War of Attrition
Operation Rhodes
Israeli raid on Shadwan Island as part of War of Attrition
Operation Rhodes was an Israeli heliborne raid against the Egyptian island of Shadwan on 22 January 1970, during the War of Attrition. It was carried out by Israeli paratroopers and Shayetet 13 naval commandos, who took control of the island for over a day before leaving with 62 captured Egyptian soldiers and radar equipment.
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