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In the Middle East conflict, Britain warns Egypt to clear airfields for impending French-British forces to seize Suez Canal. Egypt deploys Soviet Migs against Israel in Sinai, claiming downed Israeli planes and strikes on Israeli targets. Israel reports advances toward Suez, destruction of Egyptian vehicles, and warns Gaza. Egypt rejects Anglo-French ceasefire demand.
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By EDWIN SHANKE
CAIRO. Britain warned Egyptians to clear out from all Egyptian airfields today-apparently as a prelude to the expected landing of a French-British expeditionary airborne force to seize control of the Suez Canal.
Egypt announced it had put Russian Migs into operation against Israeli forces on the Sinai Peninsula. Israel claimed the capture of an Egyptian ship in Haifa Harbor.
The Voice of Israel, a Jerusalem radio station, warned the refugee-packed Gaza strip that it soon would be cut off from Egypt.
It asserted Israeli military operations in the Sinai Peninsula soon would be concluded with the defeat of Egyptian forces.
The Israelis claimed to have destroyed scores of Egyptian vehicles in air attacks on convoys east of Ismailia, and claimed their forces had reached within 10 miles of the Suez Canal, the "ultimatum" line set by Britain and France.
Egyptian military headquarters announced it had sent its Soviet-built Migs into battle today and that they had knocked down 10 Israeli planes. The Egyptians admitted the loss of two of their own planes.
The Egyptians said bombers also had gone into action over Israel's territory and had destroyed and damaged Israeli airfields.
The Egyptian high command said the Egyptian air force was busy all day today pounding Israeli troop concentrations and convoys along the Egyptian frontier and hit 21 trucks full of soldiers, destroying seven of them.
It added that heavy fighting started last night between El Auja, strategic frontier crossroads, and Abou Ogueila (Abu Awukila), 15 miles to the west.
The Israelis attacked three times in an unsuccessful effort to break thru Egyptian positions and "fighting is continuing," the communique said.
Egypt rejected a demand from London and Paris that the Israeli-Egyptian fighting cease by 6:30 a.m. (8:30 p.m. PST Tuesday) and troops be pulled back 10 miles from each side of the Suez to let the European troops in.
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Suez Canal
Event Date
Today
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egypt claims 10 israeli planes downed, 2 egyptian planes lost; 7 egyptian trucks destroyed; ongoing fighting with no breakthrough; israeli advances within 10 miles of suez canal; capture of egyptian ship in haifa.
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Britain warns Egypt to evacuate airfields for French-British airborne force to seize Suez Canal. Egypt deploys Soviet Migs against Israeli forces in Sinai, claiming destruction of Israeli planes, airfields, and trucks. Israel reports air attacks destroying Egyptian vehicles, advances to 10 miles from Suez, warns Gaza of cutoff, and claims defeat of Egyptian forces imminent. Heavy fighting near El Auja and Abou Ogueila. Egypt rejects Anglo-French demand for ceasefire and troop withdrawal.