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This day marks the memory of Shadwan battle 1970 during the war of attrition between Egypt& Israel, The Israeli army ” paratroopers, naval commands” attempted to land on the Shadwan Island trying to occupy it, But due to the stiff resistance on land and the massive air strikes from Egyptian air forces the Israeli forces failed to remain on the island.
Shadwan island is a rocky island in the Red Sea with Shadwan lighthouse to guide ships & located 35 kilometers north of Hurghada city & 325 kilometers south of Suez city, with a total area of 41 thousand square meters. | | |