Events with tag - Israel

December 1, 1949

Operation Magic Carpet

A historic humanitarian airlift operation that evacuated nearly 50,000 Yemenite Jews from Yemen to Israel between 1949 and 1950, saving them from persecution and uncertain future in their homeland.

June 5, 1967

Operation Focus

Operation Focus was a decisive Israeli military strike that launched the Six-Day War. In less than three hours, the Israeli Air Force destroyed nearly 300 Egyptian aircraft, effectively eliminating Egypt's air combat capability and achieving complete air superiority.

June 7, 1981

Operation Opera

Israeli Air Force conducted a precision bombing raid on Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor near Baghdad, destroying the facility and preventing Iraq's nuclear weapons development program. The operation involved 8 F-16 fighters and 6 F-15 Eagles, completing a 2,200 km round trip mission.