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1970 massacre of 46 children in an Israeli Air Force strike The Bahr el-Baqar primary school in the Egyptian village of Bahr el-Baqar (south of Port Said , in the eastern province of Sharqia ) was bombed by the Israeli Air Force on 8 April 1970. Of the 130 children who attended the school, 46 were killed and over 50 wounded.1 The school itself was completely demolished. The attack was carried out by Israeli Air Force F4 Phantom II fighter bombers, at 9:20 am on Wednesday 8 April. Five bombs and two air-to-ground missiles struck the single-floor school, which consisted of three classrooms.2 There has been significant dispute between both parties and their allies over the motive of the attack and, consequently, its appropriate designation. While Egyptian and Arab sources regard the attack as a deliberate massacre and war crime intended to impose a ceasefire , Israeli and Western sources consider it to be a human error on the Israeli side made under the impression that the school was an Egyptian military installation. The attack was conducted as part of a series of deep penetration strikes named Operation Priha , which also included the earlier bombing of Abu Zaabal factory, where 80 civilian workers were killed. While the Abu Zaabal bombing was immediately stated by the Israeli government to be mistake, the bombing of Bahr El-Baqar was repeatedly defended by then-Defense Minister Moshe Dayan , and Israeli envoy to the UN Yosef Tekoah , at the time, arguing that the school was inside a military installation. Israeli officials claimed to have collected images of the school by reconnaissance satellite consistent with military settings and that some students were receiving military training. Muhammad Ali, Esraa; Nady, Moataz (8 April 2013). «بحر البقر».. عندما تصبح مدرسة «هدفًا عسكريًا» لإسرائيل [Bahr El-Baqar … When a School Turns into a "Military Target" for Israel]. Israel's Wars: A History Since 1947 . Arik: The Life of Ariel Sharon . Israel's deep bombing campaign came to a peremptory end in April, when Phantom jets mistakenly bombed an elementary school, killing forty-seven children and injuring another fifty. Israeli Fortifications of the October War 1973 . On 13 April 1970, Israel suspended its deep penetration raids into Egypt for fear of provoking the Soviet Union further, although a botched bombing raid that killed 47 Egyptian children and wounded 30 others in an elementary school in the village of Bahr El-Bakr was a contributory factor.3
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The Bahr el-Baqar incident occurred on April 8, 1970, during the War of Attrition . In a raid carried out by the Israeli Air Force , aircraft struck the Egyptian village of Bahr el-Baqar, south of Port Said , in the eastern province of Sharqiyya . The raid resulted in the destruction of a primary school full of school children.
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The Bahr el-Baqar primary school in Bahr el-Baqar (province of Port Said , Egypt), was bombed by the Israeli Air Force on 8 April 1970.The raid killed 46 children.Afterwards, Israel claimed to be under the impression that the school was an Egyptian military installation.Of the 130 school children who attended the school, 46 were killed and over 50 wounded.The school itself was completely demolished.The attack was carried out by Israeli Air Force F4 Phantom II fighter bombers, at 9:20 am on Wednesday April 8.Five bombs and 2 air-to-ground missiles struck the single-floor school, which consisted of 3 classrooms.Phantoms over Cairo - Israeli Air Force in the War of Attrition (1967-1970) (in Hebrew).
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The Bahr el-Baqar primary school in the Egyptian village of Bahr el-Baqar (south of Port Said, in the eastern province of Sharqia ) was bombed by the Israeli Air Force on 8 April 1970, killing 46 children.Of the 130 children who attended the school, 46 were killed and over 50 wounded. The school itself was completely demolished. The attack was carried out by Israeli Air Force F4 Phantom II fighter bombers, at 9:20 am on Wednesday April 8. Five bombs and two air-to-ground missiles struck the single-floor school, which consisted of three classrooms.The attack is considered to be a human error on the Israeli side and was conducted as part of a series of deep penetration strikes named Operation Priha , Israel said it was under the impression that the school was an Egyptian military installation. Phantoms over Cairo - Israeli Air Force in the War of Attrition (1967-1970) (in Hebrew).
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1970 bombing of a school in an Israeli Air Force strike The Bahr el-Baqar primary school in the Egyptian village of Bahr el-Baqar (south of Port Said , in the eastern province of Sharqia ) was bombed by the Israeli Air Force on 8 April 1970. Of the 130 children who were attending the school, 46 were killed and over 50 wounded. The school itself was completely demolished. A part of the War of Attrition , the attack was one of a series of airstrikes conducted in Egypt by Israel during Operation Priha . There has been significant dispute between both parties and their allies over the motive of the attack and, consequently, its appropriate designation.
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1970 bombing of a school in an Israeli Air Force strike The Bahr el-Baqar primary school in the Egyptian village of Bahr el-Baqar (south of Port Said , in the eastern province of Sharqia ) was bombed by the Israeli Air Force on 8 April 1970. Of the 130 children who were attending the school, 46 were killed and over 50 wounded. The school itself was completely demolished. A part of the War of Attrition , the attack was one of a series of airstrikes conducted in Egypt by Israel during Operation Priha . There has been significant dispute between both parties and their allies over the intentionality and motive of the attack and, consequently, its appropriate designation.
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