69 years ago today, on October 29, 1956 (September 26, 1956 in the lunar calendar), the Suez Canal War (also known as the Second Middle East War) broke out. Egypt scuttled a ship at the mouth of the Suez Canal in Port Said. As soon as the invasion began, the British Navy's salvage ships began to clear the river. On October 29, 1956, Israeli troops invaded Egypt, and the Suez Canal War (also known as the Second Middle East War) broke out. The Suez Canal is a transportation bottleneck connecting Europe, Asia and Africa, and has important strategic and economic value. The canal was built by the blood, sweat and lives of the Egyptian people, but it was controlled by the British and French canal companies. The Suez Canal Company makes huge profits every year and becomes Egypt's "country within a country." After the victory of the July Revolution in Egypt in 1952, the Egyptian people launched a struggle against the British occupation of the Yunhe District and demanded the restoration of sovereignty over the canal. In October 1954, Britain was forced to agree to withdraw the occupying forces from the Yunhe District by June 13, 1956. In order to develop its national economy and resist Israeli aggression, Egypt signed trade agreements with the Soviet Union, Democratic Germany, and Poland in September 1955 to purchase weapons and equipment from the Soviet Union and other countries after being harassed and rejected in seeking military assistance from the West. This aroused strong dissatisfaction from Western countries in Britain, France and the United States. In order to force the Egyptian government to abandon its policy of independence, in July 1956, Britain and the United States issued a statement withdrawing the US$70 million aid they had promised in 1952 for Egypt's construction of the Aswan High Dam project. Then, the World Bank also stopped its plan to lend US$200 million to Egypt. Egypt did not succumb to Western pressure. On July 26 of the same year, Nasser issued an "Order on the Nationalization of the International Suez Canal Company" in order to use the revenue from canal shipping as the construction of Aswan High Dam. Britain and France are worried that the canal will be closed and the oil transportation line between the Gulf and Western Europe will be cut off, and threaten sanctions against Egypt. First, we will freeze Egypt's deposits in Britain and France and the funds of the Canal Company. On August 2, the governments of Britain, France and the United States issued a joint communiqué advocating the "internationalization" of the Suez Canal and proposing to convene a London Conference with the participation of 24 countries, which was rejected by Egypt. Subsequently, the "Committee of Five" composed of the United States, Australia, Ethiopia, Iran and Sweden put pressure on Egypt. Britain and France also incited hundreds of foreign staff to leave, but Egyptian pilots successfully ensured smooth shipping. In September, Britain, France and the United States held another London meeting and decided to submit the Suez Canal issue to the United Nations Security Council for discussion. On October 29, 10 brigades of the Israeli army invaded the Sinai Peninsula in four directions and pressed towards the canal. The Egyptian army launched a tenacious counterattack. On October 30, Britain and France demanded that Israeli and Egyptian troops withdraw from the Yunhe District within 12 hours, otherwise they would send troops to interfere, which was rejected. On October 31, British and French troops intervened armed in Egypt. On November 5, the British and French Marines landed near Port Said, but the invading army was blocked by the heroic resistance of the local military and civilians. Egypt announced that it would cut diplomatic relations with Britain and France, and the main force of the Egyptian army withdrew from Sinai to concentrate on defending the Yunhe District. People around the world support Egypt's just struggle against aggression. Some Arab countries have severed diplomatic relations with Britain and France and imposed an oil embargo on Britain and France. On November 1, the United States proposed an immediate ceasefire at the emergency meeting of the UN General Assembly. On the 2nd, the UN General Assembly approved the proposal by an overwhelming majority. On November 5, the Soviet Union proposed to join forces with the United States to send troops to "stop" the aggression, and issued an ultimatum to Britain and France, claiming that it was "determined to use force" to restore peace. The British and French governments were troubled internally and externally, and declared a ceasefire on November 6. On December 3, Britain and France announced their withdrawal from Egypt and all withdrew on the 22nd. On March 8, 1957, Israel withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula, and Egypt won the battle to regain sovereignty over the Suez Canal. British and French warships on the Suez Canal, the main planner of Israel's military invasion of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, General Dayan (front row right), Chief of the Israeli General Staff, and Sharon, who later served as Israel's Defense Minister (front row left), were bowing forward in the face of gunfire. British soldiers took over the village. British troops entered position in Port Said, where a nearby building was burning