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October 22 Scud missile attack | |
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Part of the Yom Kippur War | |
Type | Ballistic missile attack |
Location | 30°25′22″N 032°20′07″E / 30.42278°N 32.33528°E |
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.