Operation Egged

Operation Egged
Part of the Retribution operations (Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency)
Date October 28–29, 1955 Location Kuntilla, Sinai Result Israeli victory
Belligerents
Israel	Egypt
Commanders and leaders
Moshe Dayan Ariel Sharon
Casualties and losses
2 killed	12 killed 29 captured

Operation Egged (Hebrew: מִבְצָע אֶגֶד), also known as the Kuntilla operation, was an Israeli military operation carried out on night of October 28–29, 1955 that targeted an Egyptian military post at Kuntilla, located in northeastern Sinai. The operation was a success and resulted in the destruction of the post. Twelve Egyptian soldiers were killed and twenty-nine were taken prisoner. There were two Israeli fatalities.