Western access to this peninsula is controlled by the Mitla Pass, which was once seized by the 202nd Brigade of paratroopers without government approval.
Western access to this peninsula is controlled by the Mitla Pass, which was once seized by the 202nd Brigade of paratroopers without government approval. In Operation Badr, an army invaded this peninsula by using water cannons to tear down the fortifications and cross the Great Bitter Lake. A war began shortly after U Thant agreed to withdraw UNEF forces from this peninsula's southern port of (*) Sharm elSheikh (sharm el-SHAKE). It is bordered to the southeast by the Straits of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba, which were closed to shipping in 1956 and 1967. Per the Camp David Accords, Menachem Begin (BAYgeen) agreed to return this peninsula, which had been seized by Israel in the Six Day War. For 10 points, name this Egyptian peninsula east of the Suez Canal.
Western access to this peninsula is controlled by the Mitla Pass, which was once seized by the 202nd Brigade of paratroopers without government approval.
Sinai Peninsula