Operation Black Arrow
| Operation Black Arrow | |||||||
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| Part of the reprisal operations (during the Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency) | |||||||
Five fedayeen killed by Israeli border police in chase after attack near Nir Galim. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Israel | Egypt | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ariel Sharon Danny Matt Aharon Davidi | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Paratroopers Brigade | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 8 killed and 13 wounded | 37–38 killed and 31 wounded | ||||||
Operation Black Arrow (Hebrew: מבצע חץ שחור, romanized: Mivtza Ḥetz Shaḥor) was an Israeli military operation carried out in Gaza (while under Egyptian control) on 28 February 1955. The operation targeted the Egyptian Army. Thirty-eight Egyptian soldiers were killed during the operation as were eight Israelis.
Israel's actions were unanimously condemned by United Nations Security Council Resolution 106.