| Operation Elkayam | |||||||
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| Part of the Retribution operations (during Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency) | |||||||
 Rafael Eitan (right, in crouched position) with members of 890th Paratroop Battalion. Standing second from left is Ariel Sharon, commander of the battalion. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Israel |
 Egypt | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ariel Sharon Mordechai Gur Rafael Eitan | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed | 72 killed | ||||||
Operation Elkayam (Hebrew: מבצע אלקיים), also known as the Khan Yunis raid, was an Israeli military operation that targeted Egyptian military positions in the Khan Yunis area. The successful operation resulted in the destruction of Egyptian military installations as well as the deaths of seventy-two Egyptian soldiers. There was one Israeli fatality.