The Suez Canal Crisis of 1956 was a diplomatic and military conflict between Egypt, led by President Gamal Abdel Nasser, and a coalition of Israel, France, and the United Kingdom. The crisis was sparked by Nasser's decision to nationalize the Suez Canal, a key waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. In response, the coalition launched a military invasion of Egypt, but pressure from the United States and the Soviet Union eventually forced them to withdraw and led to the canal's return to Egyptian control.
