-
preparations to
prevent a
breach there.
Egyptian defences had
focused on the Um-
Katef (or Umm-Qatef)
plateau to the east of Abu-Ageila,
roughly 25 kilometers...
-
allowed Sharon to
complete the
capture of the Um-
Katef,
after fierce fighting. The main
thrust at Um-
Katef was
stalled due to
mines and craters.
After IDF...
- 8th
brigades entered the
Sinai on
December 28 and at
night captured Umm
Katef and Abu Ageila,
about 25km
inside Egyptian territory. They
continued north...
- 1956, and 1967 wars
between the two states. The
adjacent location Umm
Katef (Arabic: أم قطف) was
another key
Egyptian position in the Abu
Ageila battles...
-
Israel Waiting period Sinai Campaign Focus Abu-Ageila Um
Katef El
Arish m****acres
Jordanian Campaign Ammunition Hill Old City Augusta-Victoria Bethlehem...
- Company, 1997), the name is a
combination of ****yrian
katpa "side" (cf. Heb
katef) and a
chief or ancestor's name, Tuka.
Bunbury &
Hogarth 1911, p. 286. Janse...
- 5, 1967,
during the Six-Day War, his
battalion fought the
battle of Um
Katef in Sinai, then
reinforced the
Golan Heights battle.
During the
Golan Heights...
- area, and
entered the
Sinai Peninsula on 28 December. The IDF
captured Umm
Katef and Abu Ageila, and
advanced north towards Al Arish, with the goal of encircling...
- attached. Typically, each IDF unit (yehida) has its own
shoulder tag (tagei
katef).
Shoulder tags
consist of a long
section and a tip,
which can be one of...
-
Engagements Suez
Crisis *Mitla P**** *Six-Day War (reunification of Jerusalem, Umm-
Katef) Yom
Kippur War 1982
Lebanon War
First Intifada Second Intifada 2006 Lebanon...
