Middle East 663
Coding changes: Start Date changed from November 10, 1958. End Date changed
from September 8, 1963. Settlement changed from None.
MID#3421
Dispute Number: 3421
Date(s): May 24, 1959 to August 25, 1959
Participants: 666 Israel/651 Egypt
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Israeli forces seized an Egyptian freighter near Naharia that had Syrians
on board on May 24, 1959.
Coding changes: End Date changed from August 20, 1959.
MID#3430
Dispute Number: 3430
Date(s): October 7, 1959 to September 15, 1960
Participants: 651 Egypt/666 Israel
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Egyptian president Nasser threatened to blockade Israel by shutting off
access to the Suez in October 1959. On November 4, Israeli and Egyptian jets engaged
in an air clash near the border between the two states over the Sinai Peninsula, west
of the Gaza Strip. Both claimed the other had violated its territory. Egyptian forces
mobilized and went on alert in January 1960, and on February 1, those forces moved
in the Sinai Peninsula toward Israel’s western border. Egypt instituted the blockade
on February 2, and Israeli and Egyptian troops were both massed along the border
throughout February. On September 15 Israel announced that it would move most of
its army into Negev, which would situate a majority of the forces on its border with
Egypt.
Coding changes: End Date changed from August 22, 1960.
MID#3422
Dispute Number: 3422
Date(s): July 3, 1960 to July 13, 1960
Participants: 651 Egypt/666 Israel
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: This dispute describes three incidents between Syrian and Israeli forces.
First, on July 3, 1960, Syrian forces opened fire against an armored patrol. On July
6, Israel seized a Syrian vessel and its crew. Finally, on July 11, Syrian forces shot at
an Israeli tractor driver, wounding him. The Syrian vessel was released on July 13.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from July 6, 1960.