| Operation Egged | |||||||
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| Part of the Retribution operations (Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Israel |
 Egypt | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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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.