Objectives Operation Horev



al auja roads rafah , el arish


the first objective of offensive egyptian army units defending al-auja on palestinian-egyptian border. there major thrust egyptian army bases @ el-arish. trap majority of egyptian army in gaza strip.


the operation s commander yigal alon. 5 israeli brigades involved: 8th armoured brigade commanded yitzhak sadeh; negev brigade; golani brigade; harel brigade; , alexandroni brigade. task maintain siege of 4,000 strong egyptian brigade @ faluja.


the egyptians had further 2 brigades in gaza area, , 1 more brigade across border near el-arish.








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