1956 Eilat bus ambush
The 1956 Eilat bus ambush was an attack on an Egged bus traveling from Tel-Aviv to Eilat on August 16, 1956. The Israeli civilian bus was ambushed by a Fedayeen squad on August 16, 1956. Four passengers were killed and three were injured.
| 1956 Eilat bus ambush | |
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| Part of Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency | |
  The attack site | |
| Location | Near Be'er Menucha, on Highway 90, Southern Israel |
| Date | August 16, 1956 |
Attack type | Ambush, Shooting attack |
| Deaths | 4 Israelis |
| Injured | 3 Israelis |
| Perpetrators | Palestinian Fedayeen squad |
The attack
On Thursday, 16 August 1956, a Palestinian Fedayeen squad infiltrated into Israel from Jordan. The militants reached Be'er Menucha in the Arava region and prepared an ambush in a ditch on the side of the road.
Around noon, the weekly Egged bus #391 from Tel-Aviv to Eilat, escorted by an IDF military vehicle, was attacked by gunfire as it passed Be'er Menucha. Three Israeli soldiers and a female civilian were killed. In addition, three civilian passengers were injured.[1]
References
External links
- Four Israelis Die In Ambush - The StarPhoenix, August 16, 1956
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