campaign, Cold War
Operation Elkayam
Operation Elkayam was a campaign fought in 1955 at Khan Yunis, in what is now Palestine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Khan Yunis. It was part of the Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency. The recorded result: Israeli victory.
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Where it sits in the Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency
Record
| Date | 1955 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Khan Yunis, Palestine 31.344N, 34.303E | |
| Kind | Campaign, Cold War | |
| Casualties and losses | 1 killed | 72 killed |
| Commanders |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Hill 86 1948, 7.2 km NE
- Battle of Raphia 217 BC, 7.8 km SW
- Battle of Rafa 1917, 11 km SW
- Battle of Nirim 1948, 12 km S
- Battle of Yaunis Khan 1516, 14 km E
In the same war
- Before: Operation Black Arrow 1955
- After: Operation Egged 1955
- All 5 engagements of Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency
Elsewhere in 1955
- Bombing of Plaza de Mayo Argentina
- Battle of Yijiangshan Islands People's Republic of China
- Battle of Saigon Vietnam
- Battle of Philippeville Algeria
- Battle of Dachen Archipelago People's Republic of China
Operation Elkayam is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 49 in present-day Palestine.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7097027, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Elkayam, revision 1370632253, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.