Operation Boxer
| Operation Boxer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the War of Attrition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Israel | Egypt | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Haim Bar-Lev Mordechai Hod | Ahmad Ismail Ali | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 aircraft |
300 killed 8 aircraft | ||||||
Operation Boxer was an aerial offensive undertaken by the Israeli Air Force along the Suez Canal in July 1969. The first major IAF operation since the 1967 Six-Day War, the operation signaled a new phase in the War of Attrition.