the 1956 Suez Crisis tribute to the people of Port Said

the Suez crisis was a war fought on Egyptian territory in 1956. The conflict pitted Egypt against Israel, the United Kingdom, and France. During the British colonial era, the Suez Canal had been important in the Middle East, as well as for the penetration of Africa and in maintaining control of India. For this reason the British considered it important to keep the canal out of Egyptian control.