October 22 Scud missile attack

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October 22 Scud missile attack
Part of the Yom Kippur War
Egyptian personnel setting up a Scud missile
Type	Ballistic missile attack
Location	Israeli Army bridgehead at Deversoir, Egypt 30°25′22″N 032°20′07″E / 30.42278°N 32.33528°E / 30.42278; 32.33528
Objective	Israeli Army troops
Date	22 October 1973
Executed by	Egyptian Army
Outcome	Missile landed in Israel
Casualties	7 Israeli soldiers killed

The October 22 Scud missile attack, which took place in the midst of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, was the first operational use of Scud missiles in the world. It witnessed Egypt launch three Scud missiles against Israeli targets. One of the missiles was fired at Arish and the others at the Israeli bridgehead on the western bank of the Suez Canal, near Deversoir.